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Malibu Creek Canyon Narrows - Oyster Bed and Shell Fossils - Southern California
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Some examples of fossils found in the cliffs and boulders of Malibu Creek Canyon Narrows. Oyster Bed and Moon Snail and Turritella Shell Fossils. The species guess for the Oysters based on research is Ostrea (Pycnodonte) Howelli, but I am not sure. Probably Eocene period fossils. Maybe Miocene. Nice area of Malibu creek in the Santa Monica Mountains but difficult to access.-
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils : Gastropods
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Pleistocene Shells - Rincon Point, Southern California
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Many earlier Pleistocene period shells (~1M yrs ago) from a site inland from Rincon Point in Southern California. Got some great ID suggestions from various people on these and was informed that the shattered Trochita (Limpet like slipper shell) is probably one of two undescribed extinct species known from that deposit. Useful ID references for the area: Phill Liff Gieff, Frank Pesca Jr, Thomas Everest, and others https://inyo4.coffeecup.com/santabarbara/santabarbara.html Cyclocardia / Coanicardita - Grant & Gale (1931) Antiplanes - Raymond, 1904 Cantharus fortis (P. P. Carpenter, 1866), an extinct species- 1 reply
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Topanga Canyon Miocene shell fossils - Southern California
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Some roadside Miocene fossils found in 2020 in Topanga Canyon formation in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. Large Olive Snail, Clam, and probably Turritella temblorensis. Useful info on the area: https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/138- 2 replies
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I’m still stuck on my “deep dive” in the Tarrant formation lately, adding a few more small ammonites, some pet wood and some nice plates of turritella. Tarrant County TX
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From the album: Durant Pond Site trip November 11, 2023
This is the lone example of what I think may be a partial Turritella shell cast, that was found on this trip.-
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Gastropod Turritella kerrvillensis Edwards Formation
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils : Gastropods
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Found these shells on dirt road in clay need help identifying
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Hello, I found these on a dirt road in central Georgia, need help identifying, thanks in advance.- 1 reply
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The wife surprised me with a trip to Kansas City this weekend for my birthday. We stopped at a road cut on the way out of town headed home and found some fun specimens. My neice and mother stopped at the same location a few weeks ago as well. We are excited to identify the finds for my nieces 4H geology project. I always wonder about some of these specimens if they are just the larger and smaller varieties of the same fossils. Here is a shot of the road cut. Here is an overall of our finds from the day. We think these are all Worthenia despite the large variety of sizes encountered. These look like Turritellas but not sure or confident what they are quite yet. need to research some more. The turritellas I am familiar with are from Kanopolis and smoother than these. We found this one that has an angle between a worthenia and all of the smaller ones. It also has smoother and rounder coils. It's the only one that looks this way. It's not as narrow as the turritella shaped ones, and not as wide as the worthenia shaped ones. Lastly we found these small bivalves from what it looks like. My wife was particularly handy at finding these. Overall it was a blast and a great stop and addition to my birthday weekend!
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Gastropod Turritella irrorata Georgetown Formation
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils : Gastropods
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Found this in Simi Valley CA. I did a less than spectacular prep job to expose the turritella and noticed some odd fossils in it maybe bone, and shell piece on the bottom. Any help with an ID? I know the area is known for Eocene fossils.
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I was surprised to learn that turritellia(elimia) agate comes from the Green River fm. It seems surprising that such radically different matrices are present in the same formation. Does anyone know the association, are there clumps of agate mixed in with green river fish/leaves/etc or are they isolated deposits that got lumped in together due to similar age and location? *edit*: Also, Eden valley wood/algae and giant stromatolites. Truly a diverse formation
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Hey guys I have some fossils I collected from the Coon Creek of Tennessee. The resident paleontologist, and other trip goers told me to use floor wax to seal these delicate fossils. They aren't permineralized and therefore crumble and crack very easily. Is there a better alternative to floorwax? I read both yes and nos on its usage. I don't like modifying fossils if I don't have to, but I've had multiple fall apart already.
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I found this in Kansas and I am wondering which fossil it is. At the same place I found pyritized pieces that would also go with these fossils ( the end part that looks like a screw) Also would like to know what the white thing is in the second photo.
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From the album: Gastropods and Bivalves Worldwide
3.5cm. long. Topanga Formation, Miocene. Location: Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Thanks to my Secret Santa Crusty Crab. -
From the album: Gastropods and Bivalves Worldwide
7.5m. long. Llajas formation, Eocene. Location: Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, USA. Thanks to my Secret Santa Crusty Crab. -
From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils : Gastropods
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A number of years ago I was working in Jordan and not far outside Petra we stopped for a coffee by a little roadside stall. Not far away I noticed a kid selling various rocks on an upturned cardboard box. He looked dirt poor so to help him out I bought a number of different shapes and sizes just so he could make a sale. It wasn't until later on I noticed one of the rocks had what looks to be small Gastropods in the rock. Can anyone confirm these are Turritella? Thanks Paul
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Hello, I purchased this specimen a few months ago at an estate sale. No label, no information. The fossil has been split lengthwise, polished, and the interior void space looks to have been filled with a sort of yellowish epoxy. Each half measures approx. 4.75 cm long x 2.5 cm across. Original depth before cutting looks to have been around 2.5 cm. I believe it is a Turritella, in a distinctive layered, calcareous concretion. I was able to find a photo of an almost identical specimen on a college professor's website, but I was unable to get additional information after following up: the specimen isn't in their collection and the professor who took the photo has since retired -- and supposedly liked to take photos of odd specimens at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show [direct link to image]: http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/fossil/gastropod/6fssl-gastropod-turritella2.jpg I think I've seen similar specimens before, but can't recall where... Does anyone know where this piece might be from? I'm hoping the concretion is distinctive enough to be identifiable... Thanks
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I recently bought an unpolished turritella agate slab from a friend & he included an end piece with it. I was looking at a broken area of the end piece with my loupe and saw something that got me curious. So... I fired up my Dino-lite and ended up even more curious. The agate filling some of the shells looks almost like it is comprised of beads. From what I've seen online, it seems to be a common thing, but I haven't found any explanation of it. Pics 1 - 4 are from the rough broken section on the end piece, the 5th is from the slab itself (still not polished, just wet). Any ideas? I think it's quite pretty, but it's being an unknown (to me at least) has my mind clamoring for an answer.
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From the album: Gastropods and Bivalves Worldwide
2cm. Florianer Schichten Middle Miocene From Hoellerkogel, Styria, Austria Thanks to Franz Bernhard -
I bought this fossil at a state sale auction from a geologist . I think is a gastropod but would like more details.
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From the album: The Mollusca of the Banjaard
An incomplete specimen of a Pliocene species. This species is easily distinguished from the other Turritella species by its much thicker and better defined ridges. Status: extinct Fossil occurence: uncommon© 2019 Max DEREME
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I'm 90% sure these are turritella I collected. Maybe someone knows the species but I doubt it. If these are in fact turritella, let me know.
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Hello, These fossils were found around Grapevine Lake. I believe the one rock has oyster shells and turritella shells. I'm not an expert by any means, but are the fossils in the other rock ammonite? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks
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