Gully.moy Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Found in a rock pool on Yaverland beach, Isle of Wight. I don’t know anything about the local geology but the encasing rock is dark grey, quite hard with a texture similar to concrete. I collected it because it looked clawish and a geologist who happened to come by said it looked dinosaury, though palaeontology isn’t his field! There’s no honeycomb in the cross-sections so I think it looks most like part of a big shellfish, but am clueless really. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Not dinosaur or bone I think. Some kind of bivalve maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 It's a nice example of Mulletia mulleti. Formerly in the genus Perna (also Isognomon) and I guess it's from the Perna Bed in the Atherfield Clay (Lower Greensand). Most images are under the old name: Perna mulleti 6 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Monstrous mussel! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully.moy Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Amazing IDing guys, thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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