Texas Turritella Agate
Eocene
About Texas Turritella Agate
The Texas Turritella Agate is a fossil-shell-stone fossil dating to the Eocene. Turritella Agate is a realistic Texas fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning red beds, chalk cuts, and dry creek gravels, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Fossil collecting rules in Texas vary by land status and fossil type. Common invertebrate fossils may be collectible on some public lands, but vertebrate fossils, protected park units, tribal lands, and cultural sites require a much higher level of care and often a permit. This is especially relevant in dinosaur tracks, shark teeth, and petrified wood.
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Location: Sam Houston National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Davy Crockett National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Angelina National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Big Thicket National Preserve
National Preserve • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Identification Tips
- ●dense agate body
- ●crowded shell cross sections
- ●waxy polish
- ●Check red beds, chalk cuts, and dry creek gravels
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Related Fossils
Colorado Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic Colorado fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning Morrison outcrops, Green River beds, and uplifted marine limestones, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
Utah Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic Utah fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning Morrison outcrops, Green River beds, and uplifted marine limestones, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
Arizona Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic Arizona fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning badlands mudstones, petrified wood flats, and playa margins, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
Nevada Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic Nevada fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning badlands mudstones, petrified wood flats, and playa margins, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
New Mexico Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic New Mexico fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning badlands mudstones, petrified wood flats, and playa margins, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
Oklahoma Turritella Agate
Eocene
Turritella Agate is a realistic Oklahoma fossil profile built around chalcedony packed with gastropod shell impressions from lake deposits. In this state, success usually comes from learning red beds, chalk cuts, and dry creek gravels, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.