CreekCrawler Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This may be a hard ID due to the fact that it's only a partial piece of the specimen.I found this today in the North Texas , Duck Creek formation.It's my first fossil fish find with scales. Any ideas y'all? The piece measures 5"L x 4"W thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brachiomyback Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 looks like either a.... Carpus concreteio Bassus mortaroides or Bluegillis cementirus Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This may be a hard ID due to the fact that it's only a partial piece of the specimen.I found this today in the North Texas , Duck Creek formation.It's my first fossil fish find with scales. Any ideas y'all? The piece measures 5"L x 4"Wthanks In photo #3, the two parallel brown lines between your thumb & finger appear to be part of the top of the rear scull. You need to remove the matrix to get more detail. I can't help with the Id. Those fish "chunk" finds are few & far between. You did good. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Wow, Barry! Duck Creek formation?!...about 105 +/- MYA (Albian) Prep with advice and care. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 yeah, or don't prep it at all, and, and, um, chunk it as far southeast as possible! multiple times! gently. a fish in the duck creek. hmmm. that's a new one on me, but then again, i don't know much. a fish, you say? velly eeenterestink! watch how you handle it - might be a stonefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Whippin' kewl, Barry....too bad for me that all the good fossils are 300 miles north! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 All I can say is Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traviscounty Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Barry, have to say that I though you were pulling my leg. That's a really cool find. You were there like 45 min.? You must have some kind of good mojo goin', so I would run with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Wow, that's a very cool find! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Nice catch! Are you one of those guys who fishes with a hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 super cool!! i would have crapped a twinkie if i found that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Barry, have to say that I though you were pulling my leg. That's a really cool find. You were there like 45 min.? You must have some kind of good mojo goin', so I would run with it. Funny thing is that's the only fossil I brought home.This was such an impromptu trip that I didn't bring any collecting equipment with me,not even a knife.I had to leave a nice echinoid there because it was pretty deep in the limestone. The stick I was using to try and pry it out wasn't enough I started working on the matrix removal a little bit.Here is a picture that I marked in red where I believe these to be gill plates.The other side has the scale remnants.It's going to take a while,but with some more matrix removal I should be able to see a more recognizable skull thingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Awesome find barry, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 "Fish heads, fish heads, rolly-polly fish heads..." Very cool fossil! "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...
Xiphactinus Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Can't wait to see the cleaned up skull. Mondo cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 snakekeeper64..... Very impressive...... dont rush it..... grain by grain.... its easy to get over confident and try to ping to much off.... speaking from experience... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Sker64, very cool find. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 I made a return trip to the spot where I found the fish today.I went alot further today because I was prepared with all the goodies.No fish in the cards today ,but found some ammonites to give my back a workout.Also had the pleasure of handling the ever nasty tempered Tx Ratsnake.This one however was somewhat even tempered and let me handle him without getting bitten.It looks like he has a slight problem with his chin area.Maybe a wound or bacterial growth.[attachment =29603:DSC_0021.JPG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I made a return trip to the spot where I found the fish today.I went alot further today because I was prepared with all the goodies.No fish in the cards today ,but found some ammonites to give my back a workout.Also had the pleasure of handling the ever nasty tempered Tx Ratsnake.This one however was somewhat even tempered and let me handle him without getting bitten.It looks like he has a slight problem with his chin area.Maybe a wound or bacterial growth. That's a nice load of ammonites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Very nice skull, really can't wait to see it when it's fully escavated. Not bad on the Ammonites too Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I made a return trip to the spot where I found the fish today.I went alot further today because I was prepared with all the goodies.No fish in the cards today ,but found some ammonites to give my back a workout.Also had the pleasure of handling the ever nasty tempered Tx Ratsnake.This one however was somewhat even tempered and let me handle him without getting bitten.It looks like he has a slight problem with his chin area.Maybe a wound or bacterial growth.[attachment=29603:DSC_0021.JPG] What happened to the photo of the "coiled up with rattle up in the air, head back, ready to strike" pose? Surely you had enough time to do it? -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Well I've narrowed it down to A Gar or a needle fish skull"Belonostomus".There are some small teeth that I have exposed also. It looks more like a Gar than anything. I have an extant Gar skull and it looks very similar. I'll finish cleaning it up and post some pictures in a few days. The teeth are small as you can see. This fish had a long snout, with the bottom jaw being narrower than the broader top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 You are finding really good stuff at your spot! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I made a return trip to the spot where I found the fish today.I went alot further today because I was prepared with all the goodies.No fish in the cards today ,but found some ammonites to give my back a workout.Also had the pleasure of handling the ever nasty tempered Tx Ratsnake.This one however was somewhat even tempered and let me handle him without getting bitten.It looks like he has a slight problem with his chin area.Maybe a wound or bacterial growth.[attachment=29603:DSC_0021.JPG] Love the ammonites there Barry, nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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