johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) Out on the river gravel banks I always pick up the unusual. I pass up clam shells regularly and we do have oyster shells nearby on the Gulf beaches south of me. I thought this was weird and out of place... so I kept it. What is it??? I doubt it came upstream to my location so it had to have been washed down from further up north. I didn't measure it but if it needs a measurement I'll get it. Also, sorry for the color differences... I brought it closer to the light in the handheld images. Found in SE Texas on a river gravel bed where I do find Pleistocene material. Edited June 1, 2023 by johnnyvaldez7.jv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 It's part of an oyster shell. You can see the umbo clearly at the bottom and on the left in some of the photos. 9 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 Oh OK. I didn't know what this was... I don't recall seeing this on an oyster. Then again... too busy eating them fried cause they are delicious! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Maybe a very worn cretaceous oyster like gryphea? I sometimes find worn cretaceous shells in the pleistocene of SE Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 @fossilus Gryphea... also called the "Devil's Toenail." That's interesting. I do see how those rings could have been there and the rest is worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 37 minutes ago, johnnyvaldez7.jv said: Oh OK. I didn't know what this was... I don't recall seeing this on an oyster. Then again... too busy eating them fried cause they are delicious! Thanks. Correct. Just google fossil oyster shell anatomy and you'll see enough of them. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 7 hours ago, johnnyvaldez7.jv said: too busy eating them fried cause they are delicious! Oysters cannot be prepared in any format that I've yet to find are not DE-Licious! I personally like them fried, in gumbo, raw dipped in seafood sauce with saltine crackers and a beer chaser, Oysters Rockefeller, etc. . . . But I digress. I agree that this is likely a Cretaceous oyster. However, I think it is too worn for me to determine genus. Others may be better at this than I. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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