Mojo2393 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Found this fossil in a limestone cliff within Shoal creek! Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeseF Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Found this fossil in a limestone cliff within Shoal creek! Thoughts? The pictures look very blurry; I have gotten compressed pictures with decent results using jpeg-optimizer.com to fit the 2mb limit while offering detail Reese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Photographing fossils can be a chore. I have found that laying the specimen next to a scale bar is easier for in focus pictures. I don't know anything about Shoal Creek or the formations it exposes. But, your location of Austin, TX makes a Late Cretaceous assumption fairly safe. That being said, based on overall shape (and assumed local collection), I would say you have a Xiphactinus audax tooth. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Shoal Creek here in Austin cuts thru a number of formations of the Cretaceous. Even with the blurry image it certainly appears to be a tooth. You can get a sharper image both by not holding it in your hand and shooting in bright sunlight for a quicker exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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