Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I know it’s a internal cast of something but I can’t remember what. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grandpa Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I believe you have the internal mold of a clam. Is this Cretaceous age? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 minute ago, grandpa said: I believe you have the internal mold of a clam. Is this Cretaceous age? Yes sir it is. Another Alabama fossil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 +1 for bivalve steinkern. 1 It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 So, OK - If I were to find this fossil in Texas, and it were in the lower Cretaceous (Trinity, Glen Rose, Albian) [AND a "side-view" were available for more certain comparison], I'd believe I'd found a Cucullaea blancoensis The above clam appears likely also a member of the Cucullaeidae (Stewart, 1930) Family, but whether the genus and/or species also appears in Alabama, I do not know. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Side Views upload images 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassham Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Righteous said: Yes sir it is. Another Alabama fossil Where’s about in Bama? I’m up North in the Far East of the Far West county of Lauderdale! If you’re ever up let me know for some reason most of my friends don’t like digging in the mud and dirt! I have a couple of buddies that do if you and your fam ever want to meet and hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Pbassham said: Where’s about in Bama? I’m up North in the Far East of the Far West county of Lauderdale! If you’re ever up let me know for some reason most of my friends don’t like digging in the mud and dirt! I have a couple of buddies that do if you and your fam ever want to meet and hunt! I’m on Logan Martin lake east of Bham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 It looks like Cucullaea gigantea from the Paleocene. Here’s a link to a similar one from Maryland.https://www.photoblog.com/sighdell/2012/01/13/41-giant-extinct-clam-from-maryland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matgerke Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I'm pretty sure this is a Cucullaea gigantea steinkern. We have them up here in Maryland, too. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, matgerke said: I'm pretty sure this is a Cucullaea gigantea steinkern. We have them up here in Maryland, too. Nice find! They are very wild looking fossils, almost looks Alien like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matgerke Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 They look like they would be delicious, too, no? Wish these were still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Al Dente said: It looks like Cucullaea gigantea from the Paleocene That's really interesting. The C. gigantea of the Maryland Paleocene (66 - 23 mya) looks just like the C. blancoensis of the Texas Lower Cretaceous (115 - 105 mya) as pictured in Texas Cretaceous Bivalves 2, p. 74, published by the Houston Gem and Mineral Society (a great publication). - Quite a nice run with no obvious change in design! And it may have extended longer in either direction for all I know. Oh, and BTW, @Righteous, your side views match the Cucullaea sp. of both from what I can tell. Thanks for providing them. So, I think we can assume that this is a Cucullaea sp. clam for now. The only thing left is to determine the age of the clam and find the species specific to that formation. Are you sure that it is Cretaceous? I notice that your current location east of Birmingham shows as Mississippian Age, undifferentiated. I'm not saying you found it near Logan Martin Lake, just saying that that area is Miss. Fm. If you know just where you found it and if it was in Alabama, you can look at the link below to confirm the age. Back to you - [BTW, now I really want to add a C. gigantea to my collection for a comparison/contrast/study/display. Thanks for your query that has educated me about the paleocene species!] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Ok I got back in touch with the man that found it. Been awhile so he couldn’t remember exact place but said it was found in North Alabama and was of Mississippian age. Found in limestone. sorry for earlier info. This man has been giving me a lot of things and I need to start taking a pen and paper to write it down since I have no memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 So, I checked further on Cucullaea's first appearance and it was in the late Devonian. Further the genus is extant, so that's a run of around 365 my and counting. But, see this reference: https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59945 This data shows the Paleocene and Cretaceous examples being found in both Alabama and Texas. (OK, I have an opportunity to find my own Paleocene specimen right here in "little ol' Texas".) But also note that no specimens are listed as being found in the gap between the Devonian and the Triassic from anywhere. (?) So, I still assume that what you have is Cucullaea, but I think you have incorrect info on age and location, OR this is quite a find, first of its kind! I'm afraid that's all I've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 56 minutes ago, grandpa said: So, I checked further on Cucullaea's first appearance and it was in the late Devonian. Further the genus is extant, so that's a run of around 365 my and counting. But, see this reference: https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59945 This data shows the Paleocene and Cretaceous examples being found in both Alabama and Texas. (OK, I have an opportunity to find my own Paleocene specimen right here in "little ol' Texas".) But also note that no specimens are listed as being found in the gap between the Devonian and the Triassic from anywhere. (?) So, I still assume that what you have is Cucullaea, but I think you have incorrect info on age and location, OR this is quite a find, first of its kind! I'm afraid that's all I've got. I’m betting north alabama is right just not where in the north. Are you looking for one like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matgerke Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 For what it's worth, I have several (very large) specimens of Cucullaea gigantea that I personally collected here in the Aquia Formation of Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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