Microfossils from Permian Texas Red Beds

[Lucid_Bot]

Hello, I'm sorting though microfossil matrix from the Permian Texas red beds.

 

I'm not very familiar with this area, but understand that there are shark, reptile and amphibian teeth in it.

 

Could you point me to a guide or other literature relevant to this location or help me to understand most of what I'm looking at?

I've found specimens as large as 5 mm and the smallest can't be picked up with my tweezers.

 

This matrix has been sorted under a cheap microscope, so I'm sorry the pictures are rather blurry.

 

Thanks for the help.

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Edited May 6 by Lucid_Bot
added numbers

[ynot]

First pic is claw core (?)

seventh pic is fish tooth.(?)

eight is dermal denticle and tooth of a Xenacanthida

nine is a Xenacanthida tooth.

 

PS please number your pictures, it helps with replying.

Edited May 6 by ynot

[hadrosauridae]

I feel like most of these are fish teeth, although they arent my strongest area for ID.  That dermal denticle is really cool!

[Tidgy's Dad]

Love these.

Spiny number 7 is amazing!

Edited May 7 by Tidgy's Dad

[JamieLynn]

I love that Permian Stuff! 

1. does look like a claw, but I'm not 100% convinced.

3.  A single blade from an Orthocanthus tooth.

6. Fish tooth

7. Dermal denticle

9. Likely Orthocanthus blade too.

10 and 11 also probably denticles

 

The other teeth are probably amphibian, but might be fish too. 

[Lucid_Bot]

On 5/6/2024 at 9:36 PM, JamieLynn said:

I love that Permian Stuff! 

I do too. It's been fun sorting through it. 

 

I am also not convinced that it's a claw.