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Some Of My Early Pliocene Shell Colection


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They all come from southern Spain, collected by me, and most of my collection was identificated by the Pliocene Museum Director of Estepona.They come from early Pliocene (5.5 m.y.),and all of this 3 are actually extint here. post-62-1192718084_thumb.jpgpost-62-1192717962_thumb.jpg This first one is called Cymatium Doderleini

post-62-1192718480_thumb.jpgpost-62-1192718531_thumb.jpg This other Prunum? Olivaeformis post-62-1192718664_thumb.jpgpost-62-1192718717_thumb.jpg ,and finally, The less seen here, and very difficult to find them enterly, Korobkovia Oblonga (very similar to Amusium).I hope you enjoy them! (I`ve got loads of them!) ;)

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great shells. the last one has amazing preservation. it appears to be slightly translucent. very nice.

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Here are some more :Dpost-62-1193434284_thumb.jpgpost-62-1193434367_thumb.jpgpost-62-1193434318_thumb.jpg This is a new tipe of Emarginula.

Take a look to this massive Terebratula Ampulla brachiopod!post-62-1193435246_thumb.jpgSorry about the other picture! It`s out of the forum! :lol:

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Here are some more :Dpost-62-1193434284_thumb.jpgpost-62-1193434367_thumb.jpgpost-62-1193434318_thumb.jpg This is a new tipe of Emarginula.

Take a look to this massive Terebratula Ampulla brachiopod!post-62-1193435246_thumb.jpgSorry about the other picture! It`s out of the forum! :lol:

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Very nice. Like all fossil hounds I collect both vertebrate & invertebrate fossils as well as artifacts, but my passion is the vertebrates. I appreciate the other two fields of interest, but I don't study them.

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Take a look to this massive Terebratula Ampulla brachiopod!post-62-1193435246_thumb.jpgSorry about the other picture! It`s out of the forum! :lol:

Thanks for sharing! Photos of brachs are always my favorite.

Some of those Cenozoic terabratulas can be quite large. Terabratulas are my largest post Paleozoic brachs. (I have a few bigger brachs from the Carboniferous and Permian)

Here's two Terabratulas from Italy. The first is 2 inches long and the second 3 inches

Terebratula ampulata Pliocene,

Val Botta,Italy (2 inches)

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Terebratula costae

Miocene

Novoli, Italy (3 inches)

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Neither took any prep work. Almost 'perfect' when found.

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Thanks for sharing! Photos of brachs are always my favorite.

Some of those Cenozoic terabratulas can be quite large. Terabratulas are my largest post Paleozoic brachs. (I have a few bigger brachs from the Carboniferous and Permian)

Here's two Terabratulas from Italy. The first is 2 inches long and the second 3 inches

Terebratula ampulata Pliocene,

Val Botta,Italy (2 inches)

post-69-1193438390_thumb.jpg

Terebratula costae

Miocene

Novoli, Italy (3 inches)

post-69-1193438484_thumb.jpg

Neither took any prep work. Almost 'perfect' when found.

Nice shells.... i must say i do like the shell fossils.

Found my first Terebratula fossil shell from the permian of NSW Australia

i had no idea what it was at first but I emailed the museum and they replied, dont know the species though mabey one of you can help me???

sorry about the grainy photos

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its in a very soft siltstone so its quite squished!!! ;)

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