Gregory Kruse Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Attached is a bivalve I found in the Bradenton, FL area. It looks like a “cats-paw”. Can someone help me with the identification of this fine fossil? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Plicatula gibbosa, perhaps? Nice find. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 looks like a cats paw to me. maybe MYRAKEENA "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 @MikeR Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Hello I know it s not the same period at all, but the shape really looks like the actinostreon oyster we got here in our jurassic ( Actinostreon marshii (Sowerby 1814) (Picture from Ludwigia galery here on TFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Hi Gregory... I see you are in Casper. If you want you can bring it by the Tate and we can tell you... yup, looks like a big cat's paw. Seriously, we have a guy here who knows a bit about shells, so it might be worth a try. (I say 'big' cuz I, personally,have never seen one this big). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 It is hard to give an exact identification without a view of the hinge area. If I had to put a name on it, probably Plicatula marginata, however it could possibly be an immature example of either Conradostrea sculpturata or Hyotissa haitiensis. 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 MikeR posted my exact thoughts...lol. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Kruse Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hello all! Thank you for the suggestions! I will look into it. Now that you’ve given me ideas on its genus and species I can use the comparative collection located on the University of Florida’s website to narrow down the possibilities. I will also try to stop at the Tate Museum located in Casper, WY! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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