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Hello everyone! I found this fossil in Valencia, Spain. It's from the lower cretaceous but I cant be more accurate. I dont know what it is but I assume it's some kind of bivalve or gastropod but cant find the specie. I recorded a video and uploaded on youtube, hope u can see it well, if not let me know and I will try to show you better. Any help is appreciated, thanks. :)

 

 

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are there chambers visible inside the fossil? it looks like a Nautilus to me.

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Please post pictures from different angles with a ruler or scale for measurements. :)

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Rockwood Regular Member

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6 hours ago, Carl said:

I think it is a bivalve. I've seen that herringbone pattern before on clam shells.

There is likely a directionality to the pattern, the way fish scales or the bottom of cross country skis slide better in one direction. It evolved as a mechanism for maintaining proper orientation of the animal.

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