Evans Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 This past weekend found me and my young one out in the Central Texas Glen Rose once more. My daughter had a great time with a fabulous gastropod she discovered (more on that in a later post). I need some help with the "worm-like" cast before I consider trying to do any work on it, I'm not sure what else if anything may be attached at either end of this thing. Thanks, Brian Brian Evans For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I find those giant guys all over the place in Dripping Springs and Wimberely--but I don't know for sure what their technical name is. I think he is a Lanatia pedernalia, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Well she looks very happy Cute daughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Yup--she's really cute and obviously has good taste in pass-times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Which is bigger, the smile or the snail. Nice finds, it is cool you can spend time with your daughter having fun with fossils. Sorry, no ID for the worm like thing. My guess would be a trace fossil of some kind, perhaps a burrow that has been filled...in the same fashion as the gastropods you found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I thought it looked like a borrow too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Nice echie, Brian. I got a few of those big gastropods back in the early 80's. I was smiling, too. Looks a lot like a burrow. If you extract it, it may crumble. Look at it at 5 or 10X and see if you can see any tiny fossils, shell fragments, etc. in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Beautiful daughter and nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Cool stuff Brian, I'll be up with the family last weekend of the month (week after Memorial Day) if you want to do some hunting up near New Braunfels! The gastropod is great - I found some similar ones west of SA, but none came out nearly that clean. Good stuff! Owen What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nice echie, Brian. I got a few of those big gastropods back in the early 80's. I was smiling, too. Looks a lot like a burrow. If you extract it, it may crumble. Look at it at 5 or 10X and see if you can see any tiny fossils, shell fragments, etc. in it. Brian, I agree with atropicallondon & MikeD on the "burrow". Your daughter's smile is definitely bigger than the Tylostoma. Is that a Coenholectypus hiding in there? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evans Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 Beautiful daughter and nice finds. Thanks for all the kinds words, and I agree it does appear to be some type of burrow. Owen, let me know when your in the area and I'm sure we can work something out. John, that is most certainly a Coenholectypus tucked away under that dirt, the fourth I've found at this particular site. Brian Brian Evans For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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