#fossil quest

Fossil Quest - Central Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds!  Oyster Pycnodonte.  The growth line striations on these little critters are very interesting! 

Fossil Quest : Central Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds! Echinoid (Sea Urchin) Loriolia. These tiny round regular urchins are a fairly common in the Glen Rose Formation of Central Texas.

Fossil Quest - Central Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds! Gastropods Purpuroidea. These large snails have a distinctly different shell than Tylostomas. 

Fossil Quest ! Cetnral Texas Fossil Finds! Oyster Exogyra Ponderosa  Also known as Devil’s Toenails. They are usually rather large oysters. 

Fossil Quest ; Central Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds! Oyster Texigryphaea  

Fossils Quest : Central Texas Fossil Finds! Algae Fruit - Porocystis Globularis. These little round or flattened balls can be found in the hundreds in some areas and not at all in other areas! Sometimes you can see the indentations of the “skin” of this algea fruit. 

Fossil Quest : Central Texas Cretaceous Fossils Finds!  Gastropod Leptomaria. This low spiraled marine snail are not one of the more common finds in Central Teas, so they are always a special treat...especially since they look like cinnamon rolls. 

Fossil Quest - Central Texas Cretaceous Fossil Finds! Oyster Cerostrean - this interesting crenulated oyster is a common find in the Central Texas area, often very water worn. But sometimes you will find huge beds of these oysters, almost perfectly preserved!