claire01 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 First I thought fish, then crustacean and now I'm just not sure. Here is a link to an album with more pictures: http://imgur.com/a/3Art6 Thanks so much for having a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Lobster?! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Definately crab or lobster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hey Claire, You can see parts of a claw in the middle lower section of the rock so it is either crab or lobster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 In the upper right of the top image there is a carapace. And farther below that is an obvious swimming leg. I'm gonna go with crab now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wow, that was fast, y'all! Thank you! I had someone telling me this portion was was an eye socket and I was completely confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm not sure what that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Am I seeing a segmented abdomen, or is that a misinterpretation? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 some kind of crustacian "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 You should be able to uncover more of the claw, which will allow a better ID. At the moment I would say that I'm getting a "callianassid" (ghost shrimp) vibe from this specimen. Nice find. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 That would be awesome, Don. I find evidence of them, but never the actual shrimp! That would make my day. I will do more prep work and see what I can uncover. Thanks everyone, I appreciate your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I told you on Reddit it was a crustacean! Glad to see everyone corroborating my ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) Yes, after someone there told me they thought it was a skull I came here for a second opinion Reddit fossil ID can be a bit of a snarge shoot sometimes. I have been a redditor for years and absolutely love that site, warts and all. Especially the warts Edited August 15, 2014 by claire01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 That 'eye socket' appears to be a part of the claw, but don't hold me to that. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I told you on Reddit it was a crustacean! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) I posted this to TFF for a second opinion before I heard from Boesse on reddit and the post was 16 hours old at that point. The order of the posts there are based on popularity and are not chronological. That is why his appears at the top, not because he answered first. At the time I posted this here I had only heard from 1 person who suggested it was the skull of an herbivore and I came here for verification. Is that not okay? Sorry if I upset anyone. *Edited to add a link to the thread on reddit. Here's a link to the post: http://www.reddit.com/r/fossilid/comments/2dj8wz/cretaceous_eagle_ford_3_x_2_x_1_thick/ Edited August 16, 2014 by claire01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Great find Claire!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Thanks, Lissa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 What you have may indeed be a "Ghost Shrimp" in fact it may be two on one stone. The pincers are just too small for any of the other types I have found but compares very well with my ghosties. The pic I post here is a Notopocorystes in my hand the one to the top right is a shrimp. I have three other species found in the Eagleford but alas no pics on my work comp. That is besides the post though for I do think your is a ghostie. Hope this is something you can follow up on. They can be prepped out but it does take a pro with an air scribe and perhaps an abrasive air device. Jess B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire01 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Wow, your notopocorystes is HUGE compared to the ones I have found! Very nice! I haven't had a chance to do much more prep work on mine, but I do plan to get it done. Thank you for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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