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Johnny Valdez started the topic Found in South Texas in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 9 months ago
3 years, 9 months ago3 years, 9 months agoWhat is this? This was found in South Texas during a dig…has unusual patterns…thought it might be an egg just based on it’s familiar shape…but I’ll leave that to the brilliant minds on here. Sorry I don’t have the measurements.
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Johnny Valdez posted a new activity comment 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoThanks Jeff and Adrianna!
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Johnny Valdez posted an update in the group What is it? 3 years, 10 months ago
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Johnny Valdez posted an update in the group What is it? 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoFound this on a rock bank on the Colorado River in Southeast Texas. Was wondering if anyone can tell me what this is? I’ve found quite a collection of teeth and bones recently and I’ll be uploading more soon. I’ve only been at this for 2 months and I’m pretty excited about all the interesting finds posted to this…[Read more]
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Johnny Valdez posted a new activity comment 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoWow…that’s pretty cool. Thanks Kim for that information!
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Johnny Valdez posted a new specimen. 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoJohnny Valdez has contributed specimen mFeM 71587 to myFOSSIL!
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Johnny Valdez posted an update in the group What is it? 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoThis is my first post asking for help in identifying a variety of bones I’ve recently found. This was found yesterday on a rock bank on the Colorado River in Southeast Texas in Wharton County. Thought it was unusual and online searches have left me clueless. Anyone know what it is…[Read more]
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I can tell you it is not bone. I don’t see any of the normal internal bone structures like osteoclasts or typical bone porosity.
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Looks like a sedimentary rock that is calcium carbonate based. You can test this with something like vinegar with 5% acid or CLR. If calcium carbonate based it would fizz. The stronger the acid the more fizz. If it were bone it would not fizz unless coated with a calcium carbonate matrix.
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This is a description of the geology from the area mentioned
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Oops mentioned
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“Beaumont Formation
Pleistocene
Pleistocene
clay, siltOn McAllen-Brownsville Sheet (1976) dominantly clay and mud of low permeability. (from Moore and Wermund, 1993a, 1993b): Light- to dark-gray and bluish- to greenish-gray clay and silt, intermixed and interbedded; contains beds and lenses of fine sand, decayed organic matter, and many b…[Read more]
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Wow…that’s pretty cool. Thanks Kim for that information!
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