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From the album: Recent Finds in VA
Name: Chesapecten jeffersonius Formation: Yorktown / Rushmere Member Age: Pliocene Location: James River, Surry County, VA, right bank, near Cobhams Wharf -
Been diggin again,this is what i have come up with this time. I have read that they are termed generally as "Mollusks".It states bivalves and ammonites fall within this general term. Are they both of the same family?? thanks.
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Unfortunately I have no location/formation info about this fossil at all, but I'm hoping someone will recognize these. The largest of the three is on the left, about 4 cm. wide. The one on the right is about 3.5 cm. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help!!
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Here are three large bivalve internals from our recent Deer Lake trip - I think some of the details are especially interesting - not sure what the ID would be for this but there are quite a few of these at the site, which is Mahantango: BIVALVE 1 - assume the closeup is a preserved pedicle: BIVALVE 2 - note the detail of the scalloped section along the edge in the second photo BIVALVE 3 This is the underside of a third bivalve internal - note the interesting structures/patterns:
