Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I checked the internet, and I searched this site for the oyster. The closest thing I can come up with is a cat's paw, but it doesn't much look like the picture I found. The other item, I haven't the slightest idea what this is. It looks almost like bone from the ends, but the surface features look more like little worms or something. These were found in Benbrook, Tx along with the other items on the 2nd page. 2 ammonite/ammanoid fragments, many smaller oysters, and some brachiopod frags. Any ideas? Thanks! Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 continued Sorry there is no size reference. This is sitting on a washcloth. It's about 1.5 inches long. Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 other items found in the same fauna. These are on a paper towel. Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 the oyster to me kind of looks like it belongs in the lopha genus. kinda like lopha bellaplicata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice oyster. Sorry I can't help with the ID (Paper towel, Wash cloth, next time use a ShamWow) For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice oyster. Sorry I can't help with the ID(Paper towel, Wash cloth, next time use a ShamWow) lol, there is a shamwow sitting about 6 inches from that papertowel. Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I found a picture of a Lopha_Travisana, and that looks just like it. Good call Tracer. Any clue on the other thingie? Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 looks like serpulid worm tubes to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 First two pics is a Lopha oyster, a nice one! The next two pics is a worm tube bundle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 i'm drawing a blank as to exactly where, but i've been in a marine research facility where they had a huge chunk of serpulid worm tubes on display that had been removed from an intake pipe of some industrial cooling system. those critters can really build some good-sized reefs and also block up large pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbowden Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I found a picture of a Lopha_Travisana, and that looks just like it. Good call Tracer. Any clue on the other thingie? I believe it is an Lopha subovata. Very clean, well defined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Ahh, cool. I hadn't found a worm tube before apparently. So if I get inside it will it teleport me to another fossil site? Yea, the lopha is pretty. I'm still trying to clean it up a little more. Kinda funny, I was driving through a neighborhood in Benbrook and hit a dead end. There was a lot for sale, so I took my camera and was "looking at the property" when I just happened to look down (for about 20 minutes) and found all that stuff. Probably all within about 50 feet of one another. Looks like a promising area, so I'm going to try it again when I have more time. Thanks for the ID's gentlemen! Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I agree it looks like a L. subovata. And there are all sorts of worm tubes to be found. They all get limped into Serpula. One day someone will sort them all out for us because I know I have many different species if not genera in my collection. Nice specimens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbowden Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I agree it looks like a L. subovata. And there are all sorts of worm tubes to be found. They all get limped into Serpula. One day someone will sort them all out for us because I know I have many different species if not genera in my collection. Nice specimens! Your not kidding about that bucket of worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The geologic horizon of Benbrook, TX, probably supports the identification as Lopha subovata. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 That is a nice oyster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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