Xiphactinus Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey guys - my son found this really nice ammonite at Coon Creek, TN. (Actually, it was in the middle of a big rock he insisted on bringing home. Good call!) Any suggestions for ID? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 That's an awesome find and would make a good centerpiece in any display. My inclination falls in the Nostoceras/Bostrychoceras spectrum. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 That's an awesome find and would make a good centerpiece in any display. My inclination falls in the Nostoceras/Bostrychoceras spectrum. Thanks, Dan. Appreciate the feedback. Def. not my area of expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 That is a nice find. I've dug at Coon Creek twice and have many very good fossils form there, but not that one. You might not want to post it as when we were there it was one of the forbidden fossils, forbidden for us to keep it if we found one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Murphy Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Xiphactinus: That is an aboslutely gorgeous heteromorph ammonite that your son found! Like Dan, I agree that it is a Nostoceras. There are 3 reported species from the Coon Creek in McNairy County: Nostoceras (Nostoceras) hyatti (Stephenson, 1941), Nostoceras (Nostoceras) approximans (Conrad, 1855) and Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum (Shumard, 1861). I can not tell which species is represented by your specimen. The same species are found in the Saratoga Formation in Arkansas, but never with the shell preserved. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 That is a nice find. I've dug at Coon Creek twice and have many very good fossils form there, but not that one. You might not want to post it as when we were there it was one of the forbidden fossils, forbidden for us to keep it if we found one! I'm sure it would be a forbidden one...we didn't collect it on purpose. We found a concretion in the creekbed with a couple of clams on the outside and took the rock home as to not break the clams "field prepping". We took off the clams at home, and put the rest in the rock garden for a couple of years to weather. After a recent freeze, this baby popped out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I did not want to insinuate that you took it wrongly, just wanted to give you a heads up that if they see this posting, maybe they will try to get it back. It is a really nice fossil from there. Really neat how you did manage to discover it. Unfortunately, none of my blocks of sand encrusted molluscs had anything hiding in them. I wonder if they would let the forum come to collect there as a group? that is how I got there once, with a Geology club here in town. the second time was with students/school group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 That's a kick- heteromorph ammonite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milou115 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Amazing ammo !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 I did not want to insinuate that you took it wrongly, just wanted to give you a heads up that if they see this posting, maybe they will try to get it back. It is a really nice fossil from there. Really neat how you did manage to discover it. Unfortunately, none of my blocks of sand encrusted molluscs had anything hiding in them. I wonder if they would let the forum come to collect there as a group? that is how I got there once, with a Geology club here in town. the second time was with students/school group. I didn't think you were insinuating anything....I agree!! We went with the Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology - a group as well. I wonder if we could pull together a group from this forum. Hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I would be interested in going- I live halfway btween St. Louis and Memphis. I know they only take groups. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Wow. That is super neato. I would absolutly love to find a heteromorph like that!!! Just awesome!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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