Texas Turtle Shell Fragment
Cretaceous-Pleistocene
About Texas Turtle Shell Fragment
The Texas Turtle Shell Fragment is a reptile fossil dating to the Cretaceous-Pleistocene. Turtle Shell Fragment is a realistic Texas fossil profile built around scute or shell plate from freshwater or marine turtles. In this state, success usually comes from learning phosphate pits, shell hash beaches, and river 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
- ●pitted bone texture
- ●scale sutures
- ●curved plate form
- ●Check phosphate pits, shell hash beaches, and river gravels
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