enoscrawler Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I seem it in and antique store would love to know were it came from and what it is thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If I knew it was Cretaceous I would guess Exogyra ponderosa Definitely oyster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I'd agree that Exogyra is a likely candidate. However, I'd suggest Exogyra costata. Exogyra ponderosa has a shell without ribs. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoscrawler Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thank you any idea where it is found and is thirty dollars too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I would go with E. costata as well. I'm not sure if both valves are matching but it is a nice specimen. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thank you any idea where it is found and is thirty dollars too much If it is what we think it is (and without location, we'll never know), it is a very common fossil. It is worth what you might be willing to part with, if it fascinates, but it is not an investment fossil. "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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 E. costata would be a very reasonable identification. And yes both valves are there, the larger left valve and the flat right valve, although it is incomplete. As Auspex mentioned they are common where found. It is an index fossil for the very Late Cretaceous. I think the most I have seen these go for in rock shops is $5. And they are so big they would cost at least $5 to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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