New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:17 AM New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:17 AM (edited) Hello everyone. I love nature but have only been recently paying attention to what lies beneath my feet. We live on about 7 acres of limestone in central Texas. Normally I curse whenever I have to do anything in it. But everytime I dig in it my 9yo likes to look and has found several fossils. Most of what we find are steinkerns of one type or another. But I was hoping for some help with further identification. I would love to stimulate my daughter’s interest in science. Thank you in advance for what ever help you can provide. Edited Sunday at 03:55 AM by DrewCenTex Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM Large steinkerns? 2 of these are what we call deer hearts but not sure of what species? And the one on the left is different. . #1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:19 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:19 AM Medium steinkerns? Several of these are different the one on the top right almost reminds me of an oyster. Any resource to do ids on these? #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:20 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:20 AM Small Steinkerns? These are all over the place. #3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:32 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:32 AM Are these Ammonites? #4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:39 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:39 AM Are these pieces of a gastropod? We called them drills when we found them as a kid? #5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DrewCenTex Posted Sunday at 03:45 AM Author New Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:45 AM Daughter is especially proud of the one on the left (found it at camp last week and was showing it to all her councilors). I was proud of her she brought this one and 4 steinkerns home from camp. Would like to give her more specifics. #6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Sunday at 11:50 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:50 AM 1. 2. & 3. all look like bivalve steinkerns, to me. Not much more to be said, as they are missing detail. The "deer heart clams" are usually some species of Arca, or Cucullea. 4. looks like ammonites of some type. 5. looks like high spired gastropod pieces. 6. looks like a possible steinkern of Trigonia (or possibly a piece of ammonite - more pictures needed) and a gastropod steinkern. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted Sunday at 12:29 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:29 PM Welcome to the Forum. I agree with Tim on most of the IDs, except that #4 looks more like strange bivalves called a rudists. Use this map to assist you with your local geology. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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