Fossil id help

[Ryanchristian1227]

Hey sorry I’m new. Can anybody help me is this fossil I found. Should I turn it in to anybody ?

[Kohler Palaeontology]

Welcome to the forum from Australia!! 

 

We need the location (e.g., county, country, or nearby town).

 

the large shells look like bivalves, don't know much about shells so wait for other opinions.

[Mahnmut]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Although there are places where collecting fossils is not legal, bivalves in general are often common where thy occur and not the kind of fossil you have to turn in. If found in a place where collecting is prohibited, putting them back would be the thing to do.

Otherwise, nice fossil.

Best regards,

J

[Plantguy]

Neat finds! Any chance these are from California/Alaska or the western United States somewhere? Dont need the specific town or location but a general state/city, country.

Without knowing where they came from they look suspiciously like some Jurassic/Cretaceous Buchiids/Inoceramid types I have but that is a completely wild guess  

on the type of clams/shells... Could be from an entirely different age and geologic time period....

 

Regards, Chris 

[Ryanchristian1227]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:56 AM, Plantguy said:

Neat finds! Any chance these are from California/Alaska or the western United States somewhere? Dont need the specific town or location but a general state/city, country.

Without knowing where they came from they look suspiciously like some Jurassic/Cretaceous Buchiids/Inoceramid types I have but that is a completely wild guess  

on the type of clams/shells... Could be from an entirely different age and geologic time period....

 

Regards, Chris 

The fossil was found in Tacoma by the narrows bridge 

[Plantguy]

On 11/22/2024 at 3:31 PM, Ryanchristian1227 said:

The fossil was found in Tacoma by the narrows bridge 

I'm still chasing this ...LOL. The geologic map of the area says that its predominately Eocene in age so that might blow up my idea that they are an older Buchiid species.

 

But feedback from Wash Geol Survey folks has included some mention of erratics in the area that may allow those being there without brought in rip/rap. Still investigating some other possibilities. More to come hopefully soon. 

 

I also found/remember this thread...where B.pacifica ended up being the ID for another erratic that had showed up your way. It has some similarity...

Regards, Chris