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From the album: Angelica's
My boyfriend found this in a river/creek bed in Lassen National Forest in northern California. Other than that, I know very little about it. I've posted in the ID section asking for more information (http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/61172-fossilized-seashell-lassen-national-forest/#entry652184)--any information is welcome! -
From the album: Cretaceous finds in Western Australia
Several Inoceramus Giant Clam shell fragments and several Sea Urchin spines in matrix. Cretaceous Gingin Chalk. -
I have some fossils that were unearthed when my aunt was digging ponds on our property. I teach 8th grade science and would like to use them in my fossil unit. Can anyone identify these and give me a rough age? I will post additional fossil pictures in the reply area.
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Found a couple of these on Rayzor Ranch this past weekend. Need help with the ID. Thanks in advance for help. From Grayson Marl, and Mainstreet formations.... about 3.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide.
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From the album: Tertiary
Melosia staminea (Asarte clam) Miocene Calvert Formation Anonymous beach Chesapeake Bay Calvert Co., Maryland-
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From the album: Tertiary
Cardita granulate (clam) Miocene Calvert Formation Matoaka Cottages St. Leonard's Calvert Co., MD.-
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From the album: Tertiary
Stewartia anodonta (Lucine clam) Miocene Calvert Formation Matoaka Cottages St. Leonard's Calvert Co., Maryland-
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Hello! I was on the beach recently when I found a rock with an interesting marking. After returning from the beach, I took a look at it. It did look like a fossil to me. I took a nice look at this "fossil" and found out it could be a Bivalve. It is clear it is in pretty bad condition- I cannot tell what parts of the "fossil" is sandstone and what parts is the actual shell. Even though it is quite deteriorated, someone might know what it is. If someone knows anything about this "fossil", tell me. Thanks for the help. Bye! Brachiopod
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Hi all, I found these recently along Colorado's front range in the Niobrara Fm, about 20 mins southwest of downtown Denver. I am familiar with inoceramus, but these pieces have ridges - something I didn't think inoceramus had. They also have a similar cross-sectional structure with aragonite as the inoceramus fossils I've found, which makes me think it's some other type of clam or bivalve, maybe platyceramus? The largest piece appears to have small attached bivalves. Thanks for your help!
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Hi,Yes another one of my finds, I found this in my grandparents gravle drive way looks to me like a alcan or Small Oyster,it is a fossil I do believe, and I once again can't upload the right way so here they are on Tinypic.com http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=15xqp7d&s=8#.VHUXlcso7qA http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=18p2dd&s=8#.VHUYlsso7qA http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ln9100&s=8#.VHUY28so7qA I can get more pics too
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So I was on vacation/volunteer service in Fiji for a month, hoping to soak up some good sun and water... But one day while I was taking a stroll along the beach, I found a small sandstone outcrop that had appeared from under the sand! And then this guy caught my attention, peeping out of the sand and sandstone with a smooth and heavily mineralized shell. After removing what sand I can that was covering it, turned out it was a complete shell of a 12 inch giant clam! Heck, never would I have expected to find a fossil while I was on vacation... Fossil gods must have stowed away with me on this one! Anyway, after receiving permission from various authorities and the tribal chief, I was able to extract the shell successfully, and it is here with me now. This is probably one of the most random fossils I have ever encountered! Here is an in situ picture of the giant clam fossil. Tridacna gigas (Giant clam) Pleistocene Yasawa Islands, Fiji
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this shell piece seems to have come from some sort of clam, looking at pictures on the internet it also seems to have come from a giant clam. apparently locality this was obtained from has been known to produce giant clam fossils, so i was wondering if this were from one of those. if anyone needs any more info on the locality search up 'matheson's bay fossil spot'. it is miocene in age. i have included pictures-one of my fossil and one of a giant clam fossil from indonesia. any help would be awesome thanks! <---- example <------ my fossil (there is another one below with highlighted areas-please look) <----- highlighted areas
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TyrannosaurusRex posted a topic in Fossil ID
This appears to be the bottom half of a trilobite. From Bandera TX This looks like worn petrified wood. From Midland TX Worm? From Bandera TX Clam maybe From Midland TX Another clam? From Big Lake TX Oyster? From Midland TX Gastropods? From Bandera TX Petrified mud? From Big Lake TX Worm burrow? From Bandera TX And there are some on this post that were never identified. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/42496-lots-of-ids-needed/
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i have found several of these in the austin chalk in travis county, and have tried for weeks to id them...any ideas? the big one is shown with suture marks, the others have been found singly. thanks
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These are my fossils from Gotland (southern Sweden) and they are all from silurian age. I have only photographed the most interesting specimens specifically, as i have far too many specimens to fotograph. Also, most are unidentified as i do not have much knowledge of fossil corals (which i have a lot of), or clams / sea urchins, but anyways, here it is: Corals These corals are of various different species, my most common type being Catenipora. Sea Urchins Sea Urchins like these are also quite common on Gotland Other Specimens These two fossils are by far the best ones i have from my Gotland "Expedition", first off, a nearly perfect silurian clam with no restoration or repair (however quite some prepping): And one of my two larger self-collected orthocnes: Dawsonoceras. it was a orthocone, with an unknown size, as no complete specimen has never been found: Here is the "Gotland box" where i store my fossils from Gotland, and i have as i said way too many to photograph:
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Hi there everyone! I went on a hiking trip in Tasmania's Mount Cradle national park (doing the Overland track to be specific) and I found some fossils that I would like to get an ID for (and approximate age if possible). I did some internet research and came to the conclusion that the first fossil must be a species of Ammonite. The other ones seem like (parts of) some Brachiopod clams though on I'm not sure on both of these. I'm a complete noob when It comes to fossils and dating them so any help would be appreciated!
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I found this in my back yard while mowing my lawn. It's part of my yards' land fill from a local quarry.... More interesting than all the other rocks and shells people keep posting. [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http://
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Hi, I'm Jen. I'm on a roll with regards to posting mystery fossils. This is my second one tonight (the other was entitled "Fossilized Corrallite?"). This won't be my last mystery fossil I post here, I'll upload more later this week. I discovered this fossil while walking with my 2-year-old. It was in the gravel, next to the road, very close to our house. We live in the Texas hill country. We are situated on the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Hill Country and the Coastal Plains. The hills are limestone here and we find ALOT of fossilized sea shells. I'm not sure if the fossils in this rock are arthropods (some of the fossils are convex and some are concave) or if they may be a clam. There's another fossil that looks like a plant. I'm not sure what it is. Thank you for your help.
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From the album: Small Fossils
This one just makes me think it's a type of clam because of how the edge all the way around meets. -
Found this on San Francisco beach yesterday. Looks like a clam fossil. Anyone have an idea if this is common to the Bay Area shores, where it might have come from and how old it is. Pic attached. Thank you.
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From the album: Backyard Firepit Rock with Surprise
© Tammie Harper
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From the album: Backyard Firepit Rock with Surprise
Thought this could be a clam, but not sure due to the extension of shell. Maybe a brachipod?© Tammie Harper
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From the album: America
Please DO NOT... 1) Repost this without my permission 2) Claim this as your own 3) Post it elsewhere without stating permission situation If you are planning to change this image in any way, please contact me before you do so. This image has been copyrighted. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A highly calcified clam from the Pliocene of Fort Drum, Florida, USA© ©2012 ~quicksilver123
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