What is this fossil?? Can't figure it out for the life of me!
August 12, 2011 11:32 AM Subscribe
What is this fossil?? Can't figure it out for the life of me!
My father collected fossils for years and after he passed away, I got them. Most were obvious but I cannot for the life of me figure this one out. It definitely appears to be fossilized and stone-like now, weighs exactly 16 ounces and is 3.5" long by 3" wide. HERE is a PIC. Please help me identify this. Thank you so much!
My father collected fossils for years and after he passed away, I got them. Most were obvious but I cannot for the life of me figure this one out. It definitely appears to be fossilized and stone-like now, weighs exactly 16 ounces and is 3.5" long by 3" wide. HERE is a PIC. Please help me identify this. Thank you so much!
Looks to me like it might have formed on the inside of a hard clam or similar bivalve.
posted by Jemstar at 12:01 PM on August 12, 2011
posted by Jemstar at 12:01 PM on August 12, 2011
Holy cats it is George Washington!
Here are some paleontology fossil id'ing sites at KU.
posted by ian1977 at 1:37 PM on August 12, 2011
Here are some paleontology fossil id'ing sites at KU.
posted by ian1977 at 1:37 PM on August 12, 2011
Best answer: That's definitely a bivalve of some kind - comparable to this, for instance.
posted by lriG rorriM at 2:03 PM on August 12, 2011
posted by lriG rorriM at 2:03 PM on August 12, 2011
See these pictures of the "butter clam" for comparison. (I'm not saying your fossil is a butter clam, but it's probably related.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 3:13 PM on August 12, 2011
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 3:13 PM on August 12, 2011
Response by poster: Thank you IriG....that image you provided of the bivalve looks so much like mine. A 30 year mystery solved.
posted by orehek at 9:29 PM on August 12, 2011
posted by orehek at 9:29 PM on August 12, 2011
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posted by bonobothegreat at 11:37 AM on August 12, 2011