CreekCrawler Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I thought this Ech was kinda neat with the extra pattern and all! Seen any like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I find those worm tubes on a lot of fossils. So you actually have two fossils for one! Sometimes I even find them as single specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Is that a Duck Creek or Fort Worth Macraster as opposed to a Hemiaster? Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 Is that a Duck Creek or Fort Worth Macraster as opposed to a Hemiaster? Duck Creek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Murphy Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 snakekeeper: I'm with Dan on this one. I believe it is a Macraster rather than a Hemiaster. From the angular contours, the depth and length of the ambulacra and the truncated vertical posterior, it looks like Macraster washitae Lambert 1920. I love finding the echinoids with serpulid worm tubes, bryozoa and other epifauna, at least as long as they don't hide many of the better features of the echinoid (since I am after the echinoids primarily). Some of the most spectacular Macraster with worm tubes encrusting the surface are the large Macraster obesus Adkins, 1930 and Macraster subobesus ((Adkins, 1918) from the Weno Formation in Bell and Coryell counties in Central Texas. Very nice specimen! Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 snakekeeper:I'm with Dan on this one. I believe it is a Macraster rather than a Hemiaster. From the angular contours, the depth and length of the ambulacra and the truncated vertical posterior, it looks like Macraster washitae Lambert 1920. I love finding the echinoids with serpulid worm tubes, bryozoa and other epifauna, at least as long as they don't hide many of the better features of the echinoid (since I am after the echinoids primarily). Some of the most spectacular Macraster with worm tubes encrusting the surface are the large Macraster obesus Adkins, 1930 and Macraster subobesus ((Adkins, 1918) from the Weno Formation in Bell and Coryell counties in Central Texas. Very nice specimen! Regards, Mike Thanks guys for the proper id. My library as well as my knowledge of Texas fossils is limited ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I had an art teacher in high school that had a rock that had worm tubes all over it. He sprayed a gloss on it and made it look really interesting.But it also made it look artificial. Lowes Farm Krew For Life! ~C*J*J*D*D*G*P~ My Shark Teeth Website.MANSFIELD EXCLUSIVES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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