AshHendrick Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Found this in a location known as yorktown - I know part of the formation nearby is rushmere member zone two, but I am not sure if the place I found this would also be considered as such but it was found among similar items, tube worms, ecphora quadristata, diadora and slipper shells. I've found a few pieces of this shell before but they have not preserved well so I'm very excited to finally have a whole specimen of this unique and beautiful shell and anticipate getting an exact ID on it! Is this a Margaritaria abrupta? Let me know if additional photos are needed to aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Very nice Ash. Knowing where this came from and seeing it after being cleaned up, yes I would agree with your I.D. Beautiful bivalve. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Man its hard to do "wolf calls" and whistles with a keyboard. She's a real beaut there Ash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Very nice! Though I find I can’t keep my eyes from the Ecphora in the background! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 That is stunning! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nice. I’ve never seen that species before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalmayshun Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 simply gorgeous...sculptural quality is marvelous. I appreciate that you listed what other pieces it was found with. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshHendrick Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Thanks guys! I can't tell you how many hours I spent trying to prep a few fragments of one of these I had found until I finally got one good solid one out in this massive chunk of clay! I'm hoping to get it 100% prepped in the next couple of weeks! It's definitely one of the most unique and beautiful shells I've come across! I'm going to have to offer up some ecphora on the next rolling forum support auction, seems like some of you really have the fever, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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