RJB Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Years ago I use to hunt what was called the Scotai Bluffs when I live in Northern California, Eureka. I found hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of clams in those days. 99.9% were not very good. The preservation being not so good, but once in a rare while, and knowing where to look, I did find some very nicely preserved clams, but even these 'good' ones were far and few between! These are known as Clinocardium meekianum. This is one of the very best groupings ive ever found. 3 of these stuck onto a rock. Yes, these are polished but I do have one or two of these really nicely preserved ones that I left untouched. Just found this in yet another one of my boxes in January. Its now sittin in my collection. Woooooop!!! Wooooop!!! They are just the common clam, but these are truly the best Ive ever found. RB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Pretty little clams! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice. Sometimes it's nice to have polished examples as well as natural ones. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Clams in general are common, but there are many species and some are quite rare, at least rare to find in good condition, as you say. A 'best ever found' is not a common item! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Thanks folks. Not anymore, but I use to have quite the clam collection. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Wrangellian said: A 'best ever found' is not a common item! Sure they are. I have a “best I’ve ever found” of every species in my collection! Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 "Stupid old clams"?!?! WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Peat Burns said: "Stupid old clams"?!?! WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! I don’t think @RJB was maligning the aged as he is one. Maybe it should have been “tupidsa ldoa lamsca”. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 9:00 AM, Ptychodus04 said: Sure they are. I have a “best I’ve ever found” of every species in my collection! I meant a best of a particular species. How many different species have you got in your collection? I've never counted mine (might be interesting to try) but I guess you'll have more than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 20 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: I meant a best of a particular species. How many different species have you got in your collection? I've never counted mine (might be interesting to try) but I guess you'll have more than I do. I was just being “funny”. Off the top of my head, There’s a couple hundred different species of extinct critters laying around my house. I actually have a very small collection of 1 or 2 individuals from any particular species. I’m not big into curation. It used to be bigger but I donated my full collection from two different local sites to the Perot years ago. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Got it. I agree, it's better to have one or a few good examples and donate the rest to a museum or univ. I'm planning to do that soon and clear up some room, but 'soon' never seems to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I remember seeing some of those dudes back in the 80's...they are cool! Much better than those dang Buchiids I use to horde from the Great Valley Sequence! I do miss them all. Nice specimens RB. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 They do look pretty cool Ron. How are they polished? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 17 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: They do look pretty cool Ron. How are they polished? All done by hand. Wet/dry sand paper from course to fine/600 grit. Then some stainless steel polish and a small buffing wheel on my Foredom. RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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