Fossil Finds: Mineral Wells Fossil Park
Around 310 to 320 million years ago, long before the first dinosaurs were born, this part of Texas was teeming with marine life. A shallow ocean reef composed of sponges, coral, brachiopds, bivalves, snails, nautiloids, ammonites and crinoids lefts their fossil for us to find. Below are example of the fossils I have personally found in the park. The Site is upper or late Pennsylvanian or Carboniferous Period. Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Porifera (sponges)

Sponge Wewokella
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Sponge Wewokella
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Sponge
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Sponge Wewokella
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Sponge Wewokella
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Sponge Wewokella
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Cnidaria (coral)

Coral Cladochonus fragilis
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Coral Lyphophyllidum
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Bryozoan

Bryozoan Tabulipora Maeandrostia kansasensis
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Brachiopoda

Brachiopoda Punctospirifer kentuckensis
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Linoproductus prattenianus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Enteletes hemiplicatus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Eridmatus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Chonetinella flemingi
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Composita ovata
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Eridmatus texanus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Kutorginella lasalensis
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Neochonetes acanthophorus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Brachiopoda Spiriferid
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Mollusca – Class: Gastropoda (snails)

Snail Bellerophon
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Snail Meekospira
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Snail Solensicus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Snail Trepospira illinoisensis
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Mollusca – Class: Cephalopoda (ammonite)

Ammonite Gonioloboceras
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Ammonite Gonioloboceras
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Ammonite Metacoceras

Nautiloid Psuedothoceras
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Echinodermata – Class: Echinoidea

Sea Urchin Archaeocidaris
Plate Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Echinodermata – Class: Crinoidea

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns Floricyclus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns Floricyclus
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Columns
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Plates
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas

Crinoid Calyx
Pennsylvanian (upper Carboniferous)
Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Arthropoda – Class: Trilobite
I have not found any yet!
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Chordata- Class: Chondrichthyes
Shark tooth
I have not found any yet!