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Was told it is a "prehistoric clam shell" named Claireese?!
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This "prehistoric clam" was given to my step-daughter with simple verbage that was inappropriate for her class to learn from! If anyone could please identify so that we can gather further research it would be most appreciated! From my own research I have found that: *Brachiopod- shelled fossil *Mercenaria- Clam Taxa-Species name? Lepidocyclus? It was found near Ceasers Creek in Southwestern Ohio. Map reference to Orgenia, Ohio The fellow that passed it along claimed that he could 'hear' a liquid like sound from inside of the shell if he shook it near his ear?! He also demonstrated a 'knocking' on the center top which also gave proof to his 'liquid-filled' claim. I have 'Google Lens' and another photo, of not the same thing but similar, brought me here! Please! Please Help! Thank you for your time in advance!!! -
Found this while picking the pile
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Hi everyone, I have recently received this fossil as part of a trade with @Huntonia the bivalve comes from California, but other than that I have no more information. I am guessing it is from somewhere in the cenozoic which is an era that I am not highly familiar with. Any info would be great, Thank you.
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Hey all, Apologies for my hand in the photos, they're the only pics of the fossils I will be able to take for a while. Here are two fossils found at the Topanga Formation, or The Ampitheater, a roadside sandstone and siltstone bed in Topanga Canyon, Southern California housing middle Miocene fossils. The clam was my best find, but I'm not sure of its exact categorization. It measures about 4 inches long and 2.5 inches wide and thick. (10.16 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm) I had some thoughts based on this list that it may be Chionopsis temblorensis (Anderson, 1905), or Saxidomus nuttalli (Conrad, 1837). Also found were these segments which I inadvertently snapped apart, but which revealed some kind of crystallization of the interior. It would be really nice to know what kid of process made that, I tried to start the ID process myself and was unable to find a resolution. Your help is much appreciated, o wise ones. (;
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A few weeks ago Mrs R was asking me about TFF. General questions about members and their collections. I did not realise she was fishing for some Christmas gift ideas. I showered her a few of our members collections and she really liked Ralph’s thread “Sometimes You Have To Whack It !!” So yesterday I was very surprised to unwrapped a nice little collection of Mazon Creek fossils . I don’t think there is any rare specimens and unfortunately there was no IDs included. Mazon Creek material is quite rare to pick in the U.K. so she did brilliant and I was very spoiled. I will have to check Ralph’s thread for some IDs. Thanks @Nimravis for inspiring MrsR to purchasing me a wonderful gift . And if anyone has not seen Ralph’s thread it is really interesting a worth spending time looking though it. Cheers Bobby
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I need help identifying this. It has a lot of sand and seashell in it. Is this a fossil. Its about 3 inches long id say. Found in Oregon United States.
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From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
This is the only crab I have in the collection however small it may be -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
This is the only crab I have in the collection however small it may be -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
This is the only crab I have in the collection however small it may be -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
These are the single shell, no matrix specimens. pic 1-4, I believe is the sand sediment taken from the location of these "Ocean Album" fossils. It was laying with the bone section of the collection, however none of the other bone in the collection have this appearance. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
I combined the closeups to get a few more of the shells in the album -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
Once you start looking at this specimen the tiny ammonites just keep appearing. Worm holes have not been vacated. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
Once you start looking at this specimen the tiny ammonites just keep appearing. Worm holes have not been vacated. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
Once you start looking at this specimen the tiny ammonites just keep appearing. Worm holes have not been vacated. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
Once you start looking at this specimen the tiny Crinoid Ossicles just keep appearing. Worm holes have not been vacated. -
From the album 1925 Body & Trace Fossil Collection - Ocean
Once you start looking at this specimen the tiny Crinoid Ossicles just keep appearing. Worm holes have not been vacated.
