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What kind of fossil shell?


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Hey guys!

I found this in the stream In the forest and i'm definitely sure that is from somekind of sea shell.I didn't find anything similar like this in the forest so your help will be nice! I just wanna know what kind of sea shell species is this.Here are the photos bellow:

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8 minutes ago, Kane said:

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I see,i see

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I think it may be schist or some other type of metamorphic rock

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Can't help with I'D but by the look of the background in your pictures, it looks like your stream is not very warm.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Can't help with I'D but by the look of the background in your pictures, it looks like your stream is not very warm.

It isn't warm ofc

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10 minutes ago, Kane said:

My rough guess would be an oyster.

I had the same initial thought. It looks like oyster from the top. But looking at the base being all twisted like that, I can't see how it would close up the shell.

 

 

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There is a small overlap in that some of the layering in an oysters shell is not actually produced directly by mineralizing tissue, but self organizes in a gap where the mantle was detached.

They are essentially part rock to begin with. :)

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6 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

There is a small overlap in that some of the layering in an oysters shell is not actually produced directly by mineralizing tissue, but self organizes in a gap where the mantle was detached.

They are essentially part rock to begin with. :)

So it is a shell actually?

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25 minutes ago, Darko said:

So it is a shell actually?

I am inclined to think so, but it is hard to be certain from what is visible, In part because of their nature.

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I looks like a big oyster, similar to Crassostrea.

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2 hours ago, Aurelius said:

I would be amazed if that weren't some kind of oyster shell.

 

Hahaha lol

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That is definitely a fossil oyster ! A good find :1-SlapHands_zpsbb015b76:

I also found some big fossil oysters last week. If you are interested I can send you some pictures ...

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+1 for oyster, although I couldn't even guess the genus. "Stream in the forest" doesn't tell us much about site or stratigraphy. Can you try and be more specific?

 

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As a useful material to humans it could have been transported some distance. It just has the look of a discarded nub from a piece of work stock to me.

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It is an oyster and it appears to have both valves present from what I can tell. Pictures 2 & 3 are shots showing the bottom valve.

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I agree with abyssunder, oyster, possibly Crassostrea sp.

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I guess my eyes are just not that great, I don’t see the oyster but I will conform to the overall consensus.

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Happy hunting,

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The thick, layered, stone-like shell reminds me of a Gryphaea or similar genus, but the shape doesn't seem quite right.  As per a quick google search, Crassostrea doesn't look quite right either, but I know nothing about the kind of variety found in that genus.

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