historianmichael Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Although the primary draw of the Waco Research Pit (Cretaceous; Del Rio Formation) is its tiny micromorph ammonites, I have also found a number of other fauna at the site, including these bivalves. These are the last fossils from the Waco Pit that I have not yet been able to identify. I was hoping that someone with more familiarity with the site or bivalves of the Texas Cretaceous might know what they are. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! #1- ??? #2- Striarca washitensis? #3- ??? #4- ??? #5- ??? 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...
Ludwigia Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I'm afraid that I can't help you with ids, but I would suggest to you that you try to get sharper macro photos of your finds, since it's difficult to make out the fine details on these. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 kinda looks like a little crab shell, but I have no evidence to back that up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 #5 looks kind of like a tiny little cowboy hat.. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'm afraid that I can't help you with ids, but I would suggest to you that you try to get sharper macro photos of your finds, since it's difficult to make out the fine details on these. I have a digital microscope but I do not have access to it right now. I was hoping that these photos would work until I have access to it again, but I guess I failed. I will have to try again when I get access to my digital microscope. 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...
erose Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I have a paper somewhere on the micromorph fauna of the Grayson/Del Rio. Here is a paper that might help and a faunal list that I was compiling. The tiny bivalves are micromorphs just like the ammos, so you need to see what bivalves are known and then just think of them being itty bitty... Grayson Fauna.pdf 1941311415_mancini19771.pdf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 12:49 PM, erose said: I have a paper somewhere on the micromorph fauna of the Grayson/Del Rio. Here is a paper that might help and a faunal list that I was compiling. The tiny bivalves are micromorphs just like the ammos, so you need to see what bivalves are known and then just think of them being itty bitty... Grayson Fauna.pdf 63.41 kB · 9 downloads 1941311415_mancini19771.pdf 2.6 MB · 3 downloads Bingo! found the other good paper for Waco Pit fossils: origin-of-the-grayson-micromorph-fauna.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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