Lone Hunter Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Found this stone in Dallas area creek, are these fusulinids? They are supposed to be abundant in limestone in Texas, you can faintly see rings in them like a slice of onion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 You're correct, these are fusulinids. Those onion ring layers are a great indicator in addition to the rice shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Thank you for confirming that! Facinating little things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Lone Hunter said: Thank you for confirming that! Facinating little things! What you have there is an ancient Rice Krispy treat! 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Indeed! That's actually how I identified it, started googling rocks with rice shapes inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 If the geological age is Cretaceous, they are not Fusulinids. " 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...
Lone Hunter Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Technically I suppose they are Permian, just found in Cretaceous area. Is that correct? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Many years ago I found a creek in Nevada that was loaded with this stuff, and yes, my kids called them rice kryspie treats like Himipristis said. I wonder where that box is? RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Pennsylvanian age rocks have been used as erosion control in some Dallas area creeks. 2 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 4 hours ago, JohnJ said: Pennsylvanian age rocks have been used as erosion control in some Dallas area creeks. Good answer, Sir! Thank you! 1 " 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...
Lone Hunter Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Yes, thank you, that explains a lot of my finds in this area. Fill rock just makes it more interesting for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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