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  • Ammonite Cluster

    I am trying to use cell phone pic so basically this is a test.

    Ammonite (Cephalopod)
    Mid Cretaceous
    Woodbine formation
    Dallas Co. Texas

    Took a little doing (after I dropped it) to piece it back together.

    Click image for larger version

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    It's been a while since I found a cluster of these.

    Jess B.
    It is a "Rock" when it's on the ground.
    It is a "Specimen" when picked up and taken home.

    ​Jessy B.
    Circa:1982

  • #2
    OH MY! I would of had a mini heart attack if I dropped that! Still an exceptional piece!
    http://www.ravensrelics.com/

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    • #3
      You dropped it???
      It's still very cool! What a fabulous find!!
      Child of the tides

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      • #4
        That is an awesome fossil Jessy glad it all went back together.
        TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post

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        • #5
          While exposing the center one I failed to secure the stone properly. It flew and it hit concrete.
          It took several days due to the type of adhesive used to reassemble.

          The porosity is ideal for a slow cure wood glue.
          Water soluble and becomes water resistant after cure.
          Can I say Harbor Freight as a source?

          I could only rework one specimen at a time.
          Truth be known the one top right is partially restored. The condition on this cluster, believe it or not, is average.
          While crawling around a gravel bar in local creek, looking for artefacts, I picked this cluster and two other singles.
          My other finds from that day is on a previous thread.

          The highest count "cluster" I ever found was 2 feet across and contained 126 of these with an additional 75 in the loose material below it.
          BTW: It was found washing directly from the embedment, not in gravel bar.
          That is 201 in a single find. (Sold in the 80's) All were about the same size ~2 inch.

          "Museum" quality clusters are always a good trade/sale item.

          Any questions just pop and I'll try to answer as soon as I can.

          My next post will involve a tiny < dime sized crab. A recent find as well.

          Jess B.
          It is a "Rock" when it's on the ground.
          It is a "Specimen" when picked up and taken home.

          ​Jessy B.
          Circa:1982

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          • #6
            Okay Jessy, now I'm looking at the two fossil barnacles I found last week (& haven't posted) & am now thinking "big deal". Lol!
            My husband, who grew up in San Antonio, has an awesome clam fossil the size of a softball he dig out of the riverbank along the Colorado. His aunt was always bringing home fabulous fossils from her deer camp along the river.
            Child of the tides

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            • #7
              killer finds!!!!!!!!

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              • #8
                Wow! Never knew clusters were a possibility! Thanks for sharing!
                Josh (Ky/Tn collector)

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                • #9
                  Your test picture worked out fine Jess. and it looks like your wood glue is also working out fine too.
                  Bruce
                  In life there are losers and finders. Which one are you?

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