BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hey guys--here's a clip of this past weeks hunt near Hamilton's Pool and surrounding area. I found a fossil which is unknown to me--any idea as to what it is? It looks similar to some rudist ends I've found elsewhere, but I don't think it's one. It looks like a giant claw! My camera work is getting much better, praise Allah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 To be clear--I don't think what I found is a tooth or a claw, it just looks like one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 nice finds again bob and nice sized salenias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Andy by the way--I have your package made up and I took it to Pak Mail and they said the frikkin thing, because it is 4lbs, will cost almost $90 to mail to England, so I haven't mailed it. Would you rather I just send the light salenias (I can afford that) or do you want the whole package and help me at least split the cost? I am not usually this cheap but my beloved Dog Otis has cancer and is undergoing chemo, and it is very expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 wow that must of been one nice box of fossils i will pm you bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 It is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I think that one you are asking about is a clam. Found an online pic from Lance's site. His was from the Goodland. Sure looks like yours to me. Pinna comancheana Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 That's a clam? Doesn't look like one--that was teh last thing I would have thought it was! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 That's what I was going to say, Roz. Bob, look HERE for a picture of a modern day "pen" shell. Also, HERE for a fossil one with shell preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I think Roz nailed it! really nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Well I'll be darned. I swear to God there are ten thousand ancient clams types around here. I had no idea! Thanks for the diagnosis--and thanks Jim for the complement. I'll be leading a mini hunt this weekend with some forum members--and the specimens in this video are representative of what we'll be finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Here is another pinna, from end-cretaceous, scroll down, it is toward the bottom, http://www.lakeneosho.org/Paleolist/101/index.html#7 Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 great finds and wonderful dogs you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Thanks B--I love my dogs so much. One of them has cancer--Otis--so please say a prayer for him even if you aren't religious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 C'mon Otis, you can do it! Good boy! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Being a dog person, I have to say....Get well soon Otis. Your owner needs ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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