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This forum seemed like the perfect venue for sharing some microfossils from my collection. I'll start with this one: post-11324-0-19567700-1365050321_thumb.jpg ; some small specimens of Epitonium sayana from the Upper Miocene St.Mary's Formation, found at Windmill Point in St.Mary's County,Maryland. Scale is in mm. These appear very polished & translucent, with delicate varices encirling the spire. Amazing what you can find in a couple of scoops of beach litter when all the big stuff has been picked over....

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:wub::wub: I love this shell family !

Coco

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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:wub::wub: I love this shell family !

Coco

As do I. Here are some modern Epitonium scalare for comparison; these are much larger, about 1-1.5 inches long, & come from Taiwan. A popular shell among collectors.

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Windmill Point can be a shell-lover's heaven, if you have a delicate touch.

Well done!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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:wub::wub:

I have some Epithonium clathrus from our Atlantic coast. My bigger one is 2,3 cm (near 1").

Coco

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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I have a few modern shells from this family. They are tiny but amazing!

Stephen

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