Craniate Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Newbie here. This is a little fossil I picked up on a beach in Southern Florida. When I first saw it on the ground I thought I had found a mammoth tooth fragment, but I'm guessing it's probably just some sort of shell. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraspis Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yes. Most probably it is part of some bivalve... I would say Scallop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Not scallop... oyster. Oyster shells seem to age/wear over long periods and end up in unusual shapes, A little breakage and enough wear makes then look like a fossil (which they might be). The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craniate Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Thanks, Shellseeker and miraspis! It is heavy for its size and hard as a...well, rock, so I'm pretty sure it's a fossil. Edited December 10, 2012 by Craniate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Whether it's a scallop or an oyster depends on whether the lines are radial ribs or growth lines. Since they seem to converge at one end and are somewhat flattened I'd tend toward scallop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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