historianmichael Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I found this scallop at an exposure of the Middle to Late Pleistocene Canepatch Formation in North Carolina. I have tried in vain to find information on pectens of the Canepatch Formation. I found a single reference placing Carolinapecten eboreus in the Canepatch Formation but I am not totally sure if that matches. I tried to compare the ears of this scallop to images of Carolinapecten eboreus and I was not confident that they matched. Sadly this specimen is heavily water worn in the waves and has lost some of its distinguishing features. I would love to know if anyone is familiar with the pectens of the Canepatch. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! 1 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Perhaps Harry Pristis can be of assistance here. I know that he has explored and collected the Canepatch fm. @Harry Pristis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Sorry, I don't recall finding any mollusks in the Cane Patch. I collected a reef of shallow-water echinoids: Encope, Mellita, and Leodia. As for this pecten, the valve "ears" might be the first thing lost to beach-wear. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 @MikeR The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) The Canepatch Formation is Middle Pleistocene so the molluscan fauna would pretty much be similar to that which exists offshore of South Carolina today. Argopecten irradians concentricus (Say, 1822) aka Bay Scallop is presently found along the Carolina coast and would be a reasonable assignment. LINK Mike Edited September 19, 2021 by MikeR "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...
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