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Isognomon Nursery?
I_gotta_rock posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
I brought home a limb of matrix that had fallen out of the cliff the other week. It dried out and chunks started falling off, revealing a teardrop-shaped shell and a pair of scallops. I carved through it, gluing the heck out of the tear-drop shaped shell the keep it from crumbling, and working all the way around the exposed shells so as not to break them. I found maybe a dozen 1/2-inch or smaller molds and lots of paper-thin bits of broken shell. When I finally dug out the exposed shells, I realized what the rest was-- broken bits of Isognomon maxillata, baby ones, a whole bed of them! I talked to my friend at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, who was also intrigued. He's going to take the remaining lump and examine it carefully under the dissecting scope to see what else might be in there. Lots of things predated the oysters, so could be some interesting micros in there!- 4 replies
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Donating My Beauty
I_gotta_rock posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
When I found this baby in a lump of sand that had fallen out of the cliffs, it took my breath away! Even in museums, I had not seen an Isognomon shell so complete! I excavated it ever so carefully with an old toothbrush, trying hard not to flake the mica-like layers off of the clumbly shell. It's been the pride and joy of my collection. However, my collection is overtaking the house. So, after enjoying my pretty shell for several years, I decided to donate it to the Delaware Museum of Natural History, which prides itself on its extensive mollusk collection, both fossilized and modern. The museum's fossilized shells are all kept in storage, while the colorful, modern ones are out on public display next to the Dinosaur hall. Go figure. However, they are planning a new permanent display of fossil shells. Here's hoping that this gets viewed down the road! Meanwhile, someone at the museum thinks that although Maryland Isognomons have always been identified as I. maxilllata, based on an Italian holotype, they are probably their own species. This specimen is intact enough to try to describe that new species. I can't wait to hear what happens as he works on this project!- 7 replies
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