Finder76 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I found this shell fossil in a creek located in Northeast Georgia. Can anyone tell what kind and how old it is? Is it common, rare or unusual? Any info would be awesome! Thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 a gastropod ( snail ) steinkern. 2 2 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Indeed, this does appear to be a gastropod steinkern. Being the internal mold it is difficult to identify it much further. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/steinkern You can get an idea of the age of the exposed rocks at the surface near where you found this item by searching geologic maps online: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/geog-units.html http://paleoportal.org/index.php?globalnav=time_space§ionnav=state&name=Georgia https://www.georgiasfossils.com/georgias-fossils-presentation-500-million-years.html Hope this helps. Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finder76 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Thank you so much for the information! I shall go do my research! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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