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aboyd03

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Hey all!  Looking for assistance Identifying this fossil.  Found in west Texas, Brewster county.  
 

Appreciate any suggestions!

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What part of the Brewster County did you find this?  You can use this map https://txpub.usgs.gov/txgeology/.  There are several formations in that area.  There are some Cretaceous formation in that area contains rudists.  Looks and shapes like interior of rudists bivalve.  

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19 minutes ago, aboyd03 said:

Thanks Don.  Location is just off hwy 170 between terlingua and Lajitas (about halfway between the two). 

Area is a late Cretaceous Pen and Bouquilas formation.  Common to find marine mega fossils in the area.  I belive you found piece of rudists bivalve.  

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It looks like a rudist lower valve in longitudinal section (in the last picture). :)

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