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RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/14/2006 9:42:57 PM    DiggerBryan   Posts: 809 Joined: 12/3/2004 From: Ohio Status: offline Those are some great looking fossils guys. Thanks for that website. I had no idea my fossil was that old, like whoa! _____________________________ Life is easy with your eyes closed. (in reply to Mihai) Post #: 21

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/14/2006 11:16:56 PM    capsoda Posts: 7924 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: online Hey Mihai, The unknown shell is embeded in a piece of coral so thats two for one. My wife says she has an unknown fossil and it takes up most of the bed.  Ya think she means me? Attachment (1) _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to DiggerBryan) Post #: 22

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 1:40:00 AM    Mihai   Posts: 276 Joined: 1/3/2006 Status: offline So the "living fossil" saying is true after all... _____________________________ Mihai This whole worlds wild at heart and wierd on top (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 23

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 11:41:13 AM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Great fossil finds!!! Since we're on the topic, I would like to share some of the fossils I find down here in Texas. I have studied and hunted for fossils since I was about 11. We call it shark's teeth hunting, but sometimes you find other interesting fossils. First picture is part of a Mosasaur jawbone. Enjoy the pics. Robert Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to Mihai) Post #: 24

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 11:46:51 AM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here is a top view so you can see the broken teeth and sockets. A Mosasaur was a huge reptile that looked like an overgrown alligator. Very vicious. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 25

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 11:52:48 AM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here are two intact Mosasaur teeth that would have been in this type of jaw. They are reddish or brown in color and are round. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 26

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:04:39 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here are some vertebrae, misc. fossils, and what we call skate's teeth. Back then they were all sharks. They looked like big manta and stingrays and ate mollusks, hence the rounded top for crushing. The largest are ptycodus gigantus and the one's with an elongated top are ptycodus whipplea or something to that effect. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 27

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:09:26 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here are two Gigantus specimens pictured with a half dollar for size comparison. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 28

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:11:13 PM    bearswede Posts: 2910 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Hey Bob... Nice stuff... Great with the information, too!! I know Midlothian is a huge place, but do you know a bottle collector/dealer named Les Potter by any chance? Ron _____________________________ "I LOVE Wolfies!!!!!!!!!!!!" (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 29

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:13:59 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here is a pic. of some assorted shark teeth. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 30

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:19:37 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline More shark's teeth. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 31

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:24:03 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Better picture of some skate's teeth. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 32

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:34:54 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here are a few of my biggest shark teeth pictured w/ a half dollar for comparison. The one on the right with broken root is a whopper. Look at the root on the left tooth and imagine how much longer the right one would be had the root be intact. No they're not the huge pricy Megladon's on the east coast that cover your whole hand, but they sure make me happy finding them. What would I do without hobbies? Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 33

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:39:33 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Picture of my fossil box. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 34

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:43:56 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Here is a picture of the inside of box. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 35

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 12:52:16 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline All of these fossils were found in a 30 mile radius from my home. The formations are the Eagle Ford Shale, Austin Chalk, and Taylor Shale formations. Limestone is a great sign for finding fossils. Hope you have enjoyed some of my fossil find. Happy fossil and bottle hunting!!!!!! Robert Attachment (1) _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 36

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 1:01:06 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline I have been to Les's home and checked out his collection. He has some pretty nice bottles. I haven't seen him in about two years. He is pretty good buds with George Bryant, a bitters collector, who also lives here. Don't get to correspond with people a whole lot. With family time, bottle hunting & digging, ebay, and this website, my time is pretty much spent. If you need me to holler at him about something, I can try. Robert _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 37

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 1:06:14 PM    BOTLDGR03   Posts: 284 Joined: 9/27/2005 From: Midlothian, Texas Status: offline Bearswede, if I can remember correctly, he had some nice wolfies, pine tree's, and Townsends. Robert _____________________________ Have faith and patience and you will find what you've been looking for. R.C. (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 38

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 7:41:23 PM    Road Dog   Posts: 815 Joined: 6/9/2005 Status: offline Here are a few Fossils. I collect them too. The Trilobite is from the Sahara Desert. The Clams are a stream find in Southwest Wisconsin.The big Worm Critter and the Plants are a quarry find 30ft below the surface in Southwest Wisconsin.   Attachment (1) < Message edited by Road Dog -- 6/15/2006 7:49:32 PM > (in reply to BOTLDGR03) Post #: 39

RE: I think I dug a fossil?? - 6/15/2006 7:41:59 PM    Road Dog   Posts: 815 Joined: 6/9/2005 Status: offline More Pics! Attachment (1) (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 40

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