matthew textor Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 hi this Is Matt can anyone ID these fossil clams I found I found them in a creek called 28 mile creek which is near 28th creek RD Kennedy N.Y. 14747 here is a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 hey, those are cool. you and that creek are getting along pretty well, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 hey i think i have one of them but i have no idea where i found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pristiformes Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 They look to me like brachiopods, but from what species I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 They are definitely brachiopods... probably some kind of rhynchonellid, but which one I do not know. THIS LINK provides a simple explanation for determining the difference between brachiopods and bivalves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 ah i never knew that but it does make sence thanks solius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogtownfossil Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Looks a lot like some species of Spirifer, but I'm not a shell guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members fossilized hunter Posted April 1, 2009 New Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 hi this Is Mattcan anyone ID these fossil clams I found I found them in a creek called 28 mile creek which is near 28th creek RD Kennedy N.Y. 14747 here is a photo I have similar fossils i found.. some partially broken with crystals inside.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members fossilized hunter Posted April 1, 2009 New Members Share Posted April 1, 2009 I found some similar I broke them out of rock .some were broken and what look to be some kind of crystals are inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Looks a lot like some species of Spirifer, but I'm not a shell guy They wouldn't be spirifers as they are highly astrophic. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I found some similar I broke them out of rock .some were broken and what look to be some kind of crystals are inside. The Brachiopods in your picture and the ones you describe sound like some Platystrophia fossils I've heard of. This page: http://drydredgers.org/thumb_by_articulate.htm#Platystrophia has some good pics of Platystrophia and other Brachs from the Ordovician of Kentucky and Ohio. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 ^^He collects Devonian strata. Platystrophia are Ord and Sil. Too, Platystrophia are highly strophic, and his are highly astrophic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 ^^He collects Devonian strata. Platystrophia are Ord and Sil. Too, Platystrophia are highly strophic, and his are highly astrophic. Oops, Sorry about that... Foot heading into my mouth! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 They do look like Rhynchonelida Lepidocyclus (Orthorhynchula). Look at the Nashville Fossil site to see pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 ^^Orthorhynchula is Ord, but I think they are some kind of rhynchonellid... maybe Leiorhynchus?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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