Kehbe Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I found this clam in the Pennsylvanian, Winterset limestone of Kansas City, Jackson county Missouri. Found in a spot I had previously not been to but a spot I will definatly go back to! As a matter of fact, I will swing by there on the way home from work today and take some pictures of the cut! It is a massive exposure and Missourian tells me it is a complete section of the Winterset. I like this little clam because it is not the usual dirty brown and yellow color of most of my finds in the Winterset. pic1 pic2 pic3 pic4 I was having a bit of trouble ID'ing it and Missourian helped me out and suggested Wilkingia, but also mentioning Allorisma. I was stumped because the only Wilkingia I have in my collection I found a couple months ago and posted in this thread... http://www.thefossil...__fromsearch__1 As you can see the one I found a couple months ago is much larger and the two don't really look alike but I done a quick image search on google and the Allorisma on the other hand looks quite like this new example. Anyways, just thought it was a really nice little fossil and I wanted to share! Thanks Missourian for the ID on the fossil and the help with the strata set! and thanks everybody for looking at my clam! It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Heh, I was googling for the same question, and your thread came up. This publication also came up, which seems to answer the question: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Wilkingia-gen-nov-replace-Allorisma-genus/180171226/bd Edited May 14, 2013 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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