Fossils of Texas
A Journey
August Hunts, 2007
Following the DPS, Oliver Creek Hunt, Lance, Keith Minor, Mike Murphy, and I, hunted some nearby sites.
The site below had shark teeth, and I found some nice denture clams.
The area above is where I found a beautiful small echinoid. I am uncertain of the species. Will get a picture at a later time.
More hunt pics here: http://www.geocities.com/lancelhall/fossils/
Click to his, "What's New" page at the top
The next day we hit some other cretaceous sites. I found quite a few fossils with pics later.
That is the spot that he found a fancy echinoid.
This last pic is under a highway and many small, detailed fossils were found there. I believe the site is the Weno formation.
On August 11th, in over 100 degrees, Lance and I hit some of his cretaceous spots in the DFW area of Texas. On Sunday, we hunted permian sites and got permission to hunt on private property where the fossils were numerous. We also went to Mineral Wells, and several other locations.
Some of these pics, you can click on for the larger version.
The first pictures are of some of the cretaceous sites and some of the fossils found there.
A good site for shark teeth and bone.
The next are Permian fossil sites and fossils.
The MW dump site pictured left
The site below had shark teeth, and I found some nice denture clams.
The area above is where I found a beautiful small echinoid. I am uncertain of the species. Will get a picture at a later time.
More hunt pics here: http://www.geocities.com/lancelhall/fossils/
Click to his, "What's New" page at the top
The next day we hit some other cretaceous sites. I found quite a few fossils with pics later.
That is the spot that he found a fancy echinoid.
This last pic is under a highway and many small, detailed fossils were found there. I believe the site is the Weno formation.
On August 11th, in over 100 degrees, Lance and I hit some of his cretaceous spots in the DFW area of Texas. On Sunday, we hunted permian sites and got permission to hunt on private property where the fossils were numerous. We also went to Mineral Wells, and several other locations.
Some of these pics, you can click on for the larger version.
The first pictures are of some of the cretaceous sites and some of the fossils found there.
A good site for shark teeth and bone.
The next are Permian fossil sites and fossils.
The MW dump site pictured leftAugust Hunt, 2007
Lance checking out one of the formations.
This pecten has 2 different shells on either side.
A beautiful ammonite and it's impression.
Pic by Lance.
Another formation that was a good fossil producer
Ok, this was my first driveby fossil hunt. Lance spotted it as we passed by it. It was coming out of the side of the road. :-) Thanks Lance!
The following were taken in the north Fort Worth area. My favorite find was an echinoid. The site was loaded with oysters, bi-valves and quite a few heart urchins and ammonite pieces. These fossils are in the Goodland formation which makes them about 103 million years ago (mya).
The echinoid on the left, I will get an ID on.
Snails (gastropods) are on the left (above 
Center is a razor clam and to the right are brachiopods.
This pecten has 2 different shells on either side.A beautiful ammonite and it's impression.
Pic by Lance.
Another formation that was a good fossil producer
Ok, this was my first driveby fossil hunt. Lance spotted it as we passed by it. It was coming out of the side of the road. :-) Thanks Lance!
The following were taken in the north Fort Worth area. My favorite find was an echinoid. The site was loaded with oysters, bi-valves and quite a few heart urchins and ammonite pieces. These fossils are in the Goodland formation which makes them about 103 million years ago (mya).
The echinoid on the left, I will get an ID on. Snails (gastropods) are on the left (above Center is a razor clam and to the right are brachiopods.Went to a hunt over the weekend in
Texas, Fort Worth surrounding areas. The formations involved at the
different sites were the Goodland, the Austin Chalk contact with the
Eagle Ford formation, and Pawpaw.
This first pics are of the Goodland formation with Lance checking out the surface. The site was fossil rich.
Fossils from the combined trips. The top clams are lima wacoensis, a first for me. Also pictured are the giant gastropods, echinoids, various clams, and partial ammonites. Also, 2 of my favorite shark teeth. They are the first I have of that coloring.
The ammonite pictured (most likely, engonoceras serpintinum) and the light colored shark tooth (protolama) are from the Pawpaw formation. Thanks to Lance for the ID's.
The heart urchins (echinoids) at the Goodland formation
This first pics are of the Goodland formation with Lance checking out the surface. The site was fossil rich.
Fossils from the combined trips. The top clams are lima wacoensis, a first for me. Also pictured are the giant gastropods, echinoids, various clams, and partial ammonites. Also, 2 of my favorite shark teeth. They are the first I have of that coloring.
The ammonite pictured (most likely, engonoceras serpintinum) and the light colored shark tooth (protolama) are from the Pawpaw formation. Thanks to Lance for the ID's.
The heart urchins (echinoids) at the Goodland formation
This was taken at the site that Lance had previously found his jaw.He found this near Mansfield, Texas, in the Eagleford Formation. It is an Ornithochirus pterosaur. 94 MYA
Sulphur River Hunts
This is a possible jellyfish impression found on the Sulphur River banks.The following were all taken on (02-16-07), near the Ladonia, Texas area. This is the bridge view.
Polly, walking the river. 
I had to remove a sheet of ice (in my hand), before sieving for teeth.
You can see the height of the formation on the side.
River views
You can see the height of the formation on the side.River views
Ladonia bone
Likely to be a shark tooth. Part of root intact.
The ammonite below is an Oxytropidoceras powelli from the Goodland Formation.
