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This was found in the spoils from dredging the C&D Canal in the 1980s. Recent removal of spoils sand for road construction in the area exposed previously- inaccessible layers of sand. This species is not listed in the Delaware Geological Survey's bulletin about the fossils of the Canal. It is distinguished by its small size and non-plicate (no ridges) central area of the shell.
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This was found in the spoils from dredging the C&D Canal in the 1980s. Recent removal of spoils sand for road construction in the area exposed previously- inaccessible layers of sand. Originally identified as Ostrea tecticosta. It remains in the same family. Being much less common than its cousin O. falcata, this species is not listed in the Delaware Geological Survey's bulletin about the fossils of the Canal. It is distinguished by its large attachment point.
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This was found in the spoils from dredging the C&D Canal in the 1980s. Recent removal of spoils sand for road construction in the area exposed previously- inaccessible layers of sand. Formerly known as Ostrea panda. It remains in the same Order. This species is not listed in the Delaware Geological Survey's bulletin about the fossils of the Canal. It is distinguished by its round shape. Pycnodontes are an extinct genus of oysters known as foam or honeycomb oysters.
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Found in the loose sands of the spoils from the 1980s dredging of the C and D Canal.
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Found in the loose sand spoils from the 1980 dredging of the C&D Canal. Flower shape is the attachment point.
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From the album: Delaware Fossils
Micrabacia hilgardi (view of attachment point) Late Cretaceous solitary coral Found 2016 Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware-
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Terebratulina cooperi Late Cretaceous Oyster found 2016 Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware -
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Terebratulina cooperi Late Cretaceous Oyster found 2016 Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware -
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Late Cretaceous Oyster found 2016 Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware -
From the album: Delaware Fossils
Late Cretaceous Oyster Found 2016 Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "The Cretaceous Fossils of New Jersey" by Horace G. Richards, et al, 1962. -
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Late Cretaceous Oyster Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "The Cretaceous Fossils of New Jersey" by Horace G. Richards, et al, 1962. -
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Late Cretaceous Oyster Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "The Cretaceous Fossils of New Jersey" by Horace G. Richards, et al, 1962. -
I have dozens of these things. They are all over the spoils pile. Maybe I've been staring at my books too long, but for the life of me I can't find a name. This should be an easy one. Cretaceous pelecypod form the C and D Canal, Mt Laurel formation, Delaware
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Okay, here's a stumped for the detail-oriented. The first picture is Ostrea falcata, one of the more common finds in the Mount Laurel Formation. It is curved like a hook, with ruffles radiating out from the hinge. The second one is O. panda. (same size, left out the penny.) It's more or less circular, with ruffles only at the edgesThe other two are from the same spot at the same site, on the same day, but are clearly not the same species. The third one is rather fan-shaped. the fourth has a depression dividing the raised center from the the ruffled edge. I can't find them in my DE or NJ field guides. Web search turned up nothing. Anyone recognize them?
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From the album: Delaware Fossils
Late Cretaceous Oyster 1" diameter pelecypod Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "The Cretaceous Fossils of New Jersey" by Horace G. Richards, et al, 1962. -
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Didymoceras sp. Same specimen as previous image, shown from a different angle. See notes from previous image. -
From the album: Delaware Fossils
Small section of a heteromorphic ammonite of the genus Didymoceras. Probably D. platycostatum. Late cretaceous Found at Reedy Point North, Delaware City, Delaware Mt Laurel Formation Identified from W. J. KENNEDY AND W. A. COBBAN. UPPER CAMPANIAN (UPPER CRETACEOUS) AMMONITES FROM THE MARSHALLTOWN FORMATION-MOUNT LAUREL BOUNDARY BEDS IN DELAWARE. J. Paleont., 71(1), 1997, pp. 62-73 Thanks to abyssunder and piranha for the ID help! -
From the album: Delaware Fossils
Late Cretaceous Oyster Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "Cretaceous Fossils from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: A Guide for Students and Collectors" by Edward M. Lauginiger -
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Late Cretaceous Scallop Reedy Point (North Side) Spoils Pile MT Laurel Formation Delaware City, Delaware Based on "Cretaceous Fossils from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: A Guide for Students and Collectors" by Edward M. Lauginiger -
This species is one of the most common finds at this location. This particular specimen is actually two individuals. One grew on another. The "stand" for the upright shells is the flat half of another Pycnodonte. These were found in living state in loose sand with mud holding the two pieces of the intact animal together.
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From the album: Delaware Fossils
Echinoid from the Mt. Laurel Formation, Reed Point Spoils at C&D Canal, Delaware City, DE Cretaceous Era, approx. 72 myo 3/4 of an inch in diameter© Heather J M Siple
