Fossil, Newcastle, Texas
This is a small fossil found at the "Brickyard" (Rattlesnake Hill) in Newcastle. I didn't see any rattlesnakes that day, but they probably saw me. North Texas is a great place to hunt for fossils, especially along road cut embankments and rocky riverbeds. This one was wrapped in a few layers of paper towel and tucked into a pocket of my small camera bag. I usually carry some soft wrapping material with me on my day hikes, and make sure there's empty space in my bag to accommodate small fossils or bits of petrified wood found along the way.
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Fossil, Newcastle, Texas
This is a small fossil found at the "Brickyard" (Rattlesnake Hill) in Newcastle. I didn't see any rattlesnakes that day, but they probably saw me. North Texas is a great place to hunt for fossils, especially along road cut embankments and rocky riverbeds. This one was wrapped in a few layers of paper towel and tucked into a pocket of my small camera bag. I usually carry some soft wrapping material with me on my day hikes, and make sure there's empty space in my bag to accommodate small fossils or bits of petrified wood found along the way.
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