JohnJ Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Another Sunday afternoon trip to a recently discovered site resulted in jewel-like treasures. Dan and Weston met me to sample some of the wonderfully pyritized Prionocyclus sp. and Scaphites sp. (?) micro ammonites. We also found a small assortment of fish and Ptychodus teeth. But the ammonites take the show...I hope you enjoy them. More can be found in my gallery... Find the teeth... You have to be careful at this site... The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice ammos and that sucker sure does blend in good OUCH! fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Well done..... nice finds!.....what on earth is that? Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Well done..... nice finds!.....what on earth is that? If you are refering to the critter - - it's a Black Widow spider. You can tell by the red "hour glass" on it's abdomen. One of the hazzards of fossil hunting in Texas. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 ^^Yep, here is one that I encountered last Summer while searching for crinoids. Fortunately, they are shy little buggers, for they have been known to kill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Love the ammonites, they are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 John, those ammos are absolute beauties. I bet they were heavy to haul out That atrox is just plain evil, hiding so clever like that. Glad you saw him first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Find the teeth... All I see are a couple fangs... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 What a nice group of ammonites! Those are too cool. And a pretty spider to boot. Glad I was able to contribute some luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbowden Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 All I see are a couple fangs... I see Dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Great finds and nice posting the dangers for other members can be aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Love the Prionocyclus ammonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 John, those ammos are absolute beauties. I bet they were heavy to haul out That atrox is just plain evil, hiding so clever like that. Glad you saw him first! I didn't..... I sort of take pride in being attuned to my surroundings, but the disturbed earth in front of him is where I removed 2 "clumps" of grass. The surrounding area is dirt and rock. I saw him when my hand was 4 inches above him, starting to pull out his grass patch. Hey, it doesn't take me long to let go and back up 3 steps! Although certainly aware I was near, this snake must have been resting after the recent rain. This rattler and I were lucky that each of us were so well behaved. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 beautiful little ammonites! We used to catch black widows when we were kids, I wouldn't go near one now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Cool stuff John! After the rattler and the black widow, I was expecting a pic of a scorpion (Cole and Adam found 4 on the hunt last Saturday) or the reclusive gun toting fat that is occasionally also found on backroad fossil forays! What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 It never ceases to amaze me how little space (think grapefruit) a 2 foot snake can occupy. This photo and the black widow are compliments of danwoehr. I've also found some amazing marcasite or pyrite crystals at this site. But you still have to love the ammonites... Phosphate replacement - Prionocyclus sp. another tiny jewel The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Cool ammonites. I killed a Black Widow at work the other day that was almost 50 cent piece size. Biggest I have ever seen. What size Ptychodus did You find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Cool ammonites. I killed a Black Widow at work the other day that was almost 50 cent piece size. Biggest I have ever seen. What size Ptychodus did You find? So far, only about dime sized; whipplei and mortoni. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 another tiny jewel John, the detail on some of those ammo's are amazing.Too bad they don't come in the Jumbo size, but then of course you wouldn't be showing us too many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 All I could think about was that photo of the rattler while I was on my morning scouting trip. Cool finds by the way. Me likes pyritization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evans Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I sort of take pride in being attuned to my surroundings, but the disturbed earth in front of him is where I removed 2 "clumps" of grass. The surrounding area is dirt and rock. I saw him when my hand was 4 inches above him, starting to pull out his grass patch. Hey, it doesn't take me long to let go and back up 3 steps! Although certainly aware I was near, this snake must have been resting after the recent rain. This rattler and I were lucky that each of us were so well behaved. Hey John, looks like you and I had about the same kind of weekend. I also went out to find some pyritized specimens and came away with a few, but nothing like yours. On the snake subject, I reached down in a shallow steam bed to examine a item and as I stood up and started to walk away only then did I notice the cottonmouth sliding right next to the rock I had just examined. Scarred the .......I mean I moved in the opposite direction quietly and quickly . Beware Central Texas, they have awakened! 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...
Roz Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 That last tiny jewel sure is. I have wondered why some of those small ones can have such details that the larger ones lack. I have never seen one with (don't know what they are called on an ammonite) tubercles? So surprised that they remained intact. Beautiful finds Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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