grg1109 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) These fossils were purchased by me from a friend who had received them 30yrs ago. In the box they were in was a paper that read "Miocene, Calvert Cliffs, MD. Though some have argued that they are Florida fossils...I found id's for all but a couple from: "Vokes, H.E., 1957, Miocene fossils of Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey Bulletin 20, 85 p". I was wondering if anyone could id the two left...the single fossil photos? Thanks Greg Edited October 15, 2021 by grg1109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Some very nice specimens in that first photo. But I don't think the two mystery items are brachiopods. Some sort of clam, I think. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Yes, I also lean towards bivalve mollusks. The second reminds me of a little tridacna. Edited October 14, 2021 by Paleorunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grg1109 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Thanks Tidgy's Dad. I really like them. Oh, really...bivalves. Must not be an index fossil as the only book I have including Miocene is "Index Fossils of North America" and I've run out of options that I can see on the internet. Thanks Greg Edited October 14, 2021 by grg1109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Not Maryland Miocene but Florida Pliocene. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hi, Nice shells ! Thank you for using the centimeter paper Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 hours ago, MikeR said: Not Maryland Miocene but Florida Pliocene. I concur. Several of the gastropods I haven't seen in Calvert sediments, but are common in the Florida shell pits. The preservation also hints at Florida 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grg1109 Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Coco said: Nice shells ! Thank you for using the centimeter paper Thanks for the link!! I appreciate it! Greg Edited October 15, 2021 by grg1109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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