doushantuo Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 oral region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Wow...that is an amazing slab!!! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 A life assmblage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Wow, great slab! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 2 hours ago, doushantuo said: Bobwill,that is a terrifc plate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! taphonomically interesting,the preserved segments are quite long. The strata you found this in,could they be Aptian? No, the Duck Creek Formation is in the Washita Group near the top of the Albian stage. I will add that the limestone this was found in is harder and with finer bedding planes than what is typical of the surrounding limestone but it was found in undisturbed layers on the bank of the creek. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I will go with the brittle star. Attached is a photo of a section I found years ago. This one is albian. Mike D'Arcy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Me too for brittle stars. Killer slab! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 There's an interesting thread about this going down on the Dallas Paleontological Society facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/groups/221569224819/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 If I compare these two images, I have no doubt. Well done, folks! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Further research to find conifers that match your fossils was fruitless. I used the principle of Occam's Razor when I suggested that blackish carbonized films that look like branches with needles are conifers. An ID of brittlestars look spot on. Bob, are these fossils in slab below composed of calcium carbonate per acid test? My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 They look totally like brittle stars. Excellent find. Woo hooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 49 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Further research to find conifers that match your fossils was fruitless. I used the principle of Occam's Razor when I suggested that blackish carbonized films that look like branches with needles are conifers. An ID of brittlestars look spot on. Bob, are these fossils in slab below composed of calcium carbonate per acid test? What!!! You want me to destroy one of my precious brittlestar arms for your silly test??? Just kidding John. I'll give it a try and let you know. Jason Osborne who found the slab this piece came off of went back to Odessa but another collector who was along for this hunt saw where he found it so we are going back in a few days to look for more. If the name sounds familiar Jason if founder and president of Paleo Quest. According to the website it is a non profit organization: "that advances research in the natural sciences through exploration, education and material donations to researchers and museums and in that capacity, he has donated hundreds of hours of volunteer time to museums, researchers and school systems. Jason has found, recovered, prepared and donated thousands of fossil specimens to museum collections for research purposes and to schools as teaching aids. Along with co-founder Aaron Alford, he has led the organization to collaborative relationships with the Smithsonian Institution, The JASON Project, National Geographic and the Sea Research Foundation. Paleo Quest and its researchers will expand their educational outreach to include hundreds of thousands of students worldwide." He also did this short video for National Geographic: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/150821-whale-skull-baleen-virginia-swamp-vin And if all of that wasn't enough he bought Ruthy and me dinner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 the piece is worth some kind of award,IMHO(hint,nudge,wink) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 25 minutes ago, doushantuo said: the piece is worth some kind of award,IMHO(hint,nudge,wink) I'll ask Jason if he's a tff member. Alternatively I can go look for a piece of this stuff I can claim to have found myself. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 5/17/2017 at 10:56 PM, DPS Ammonite said: Bob, are these fossils in slab below composed of calcium carbonate per acid test? Yes. The fossils began to dissolve in less than 5 minutes in a solution of 10% muriatic acid. That was about the same rate as the matrix dissolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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