Michelle9220 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I would like help telling me something about this full almost perfect fossilized shell I just found, and where I can see more like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 where was it found, it is a pecten shell but i cant narrow it more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassham Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Where about in Florida? What kind of other shells and soil or sand surrounded it? It is a real beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Cropped, rotated and brightened: @MikeR 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Found in Bradenton, FL. 20 ft in the ground, excavating property mostly sand and clay. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I am not sure of this bivalve. But @MikeR may be able to ID it for you. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Weird optical illusion on this one: one image looks like the actual shell, and the other looks like an internal mold. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassham Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: Weird optical illusion on this one: one image looks like the actual shell, and the other looks like an internal mold. Don I was thinking the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 the optical illusion is cuz when Tim cropped and rotated it, he also rotated the light source. Our eyes like to see things with light coming from the top, so we interpret the rotated image as also being lit from the top, which it isn't, but the sift turns it inside out. Every now and then I see specimens illuminated 'oppositely' in professional papers, and things like green River fish or other specimens in flat rocks seem to be popping out of the rock instead of being in the rock. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Chesapecten? The pronounced ridges on the shell seem similar to me, especially if this shell was transported and subsequently weathered before final deposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 This is real, and was dug out of the ground by me, found in a pile of sand we excavated 20 ft down. Only transportation was from the pile to my car...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) It's really beautiful and almost perfect, everyone that's seen it can't believe how nice it is. I have done nothing to it, what you see is what I found. I felt like a kid in a candy store, was so tickled to find this. Edited February 27, 2020 by Michelle9220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I really appreciate everyone's response and look forward to learning more about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Spoons, I'm sure I don't understand what your trying to tell me, I hope you noticed I'm a blonde...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Michelle9220 said: Spoons, I'm sure I don't understand what your trying to tell me, I hope you noticed I'm a blonde...lol I was guessing about the kind of clam it was. I was also maybe hypothesizing about how this particular clam became buried in the ground where you found it. The idea that it may have been transported at all seems unlikely now that I see that both halves of the clam are still present. You wouldn’t expect to find an articulated shell if it were transported in a current of water after death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I'm not sure how many years ago, but at one time in history I'm told the ocean came thru that area, same thing in Kissimmee, FL. I would have to do research but am told that was many many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Has anyone seen one this nice before? If so where online can I research this shell, I'm not having any luck finding one like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 13 minutes ago, Michelle9220 said: Has anyone seen one this nice before? If so where online can I research this shell, I'm not having any luck finding one like it. Aside from it not being complete, I think this one might even be in a state of better state of preservation than yours. It’s a Patinopecten carnius from the West Coast of NA. You’ll want to search the web for “Pecten Florida” I think that will start you off in the right direction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Pecton scallop I think. Like the Shell Oil logo. Nice find! I found a big one similar to this at a dry land site a couple of years ago. I think I might have posted it in the ID forum here looking for help. I think these are casts, but still nice to find though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 These look like internal molds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I agree about steinkerns. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Beautiful specimen! Just south of you, Caspersen Beach has dredge material with these scallops in it. What you are seeing is the inside of the scallop. It filled up with sand, solidified and the shell dissolved away (steinkern). So an ID may be tough. But MikeR has been notified. He is an EXPERT on Florida shells. It does take him a week or two to respond sometimes. If it is the same layer as what was deposited at Caspersen, look for shark teeth too. Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 16 hours ago, Troodon said: These look like internal molds Thanks for the clarification. I always get casts and molds mixed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle9220 Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thank you, wow I'm so impressed with this site. You all are Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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