StaceyTexas Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Please help me ID this fossil I found in my backyard in Tarrant County, Texas. I was digging a new flower bed. It was found 6-8" deep. It's 1.5 inches long. Grateful for any help you can give me in ID'ing it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Looks like part of a crab claw. 1 7 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyTexas Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Cool! How old do you think it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Unfortunately, I know nothing of the geology/stratigraphy of that area. Maybe a local will chime in. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 4 hours ago, StaceyTexas said: How old do you think it is? Well, if it is not recent, then from Tarrant County it is going to be either Cretaceous in age (~66-100 million years ago) or Pleistocene (~2.5 million year or younger). It looks in pretty good shape for what I think a Cretaceous crab would be, but I'm not that familiar with what crabs are found up there. One of our North Texas folks will be along before long to hopefully be more definitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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