Red Benjamin Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Hi all, Maybe this find is past identification due to erosion, but i thought it may be of interest to others Length is around 8 inches I can see similar lines to the shell / tail feature on the right of the 'solid' part.. Wondering if anyone has any idea what it might be? is it two separate fossils perhaps? All the best Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Looks like a bivalve shell with some mineral veining around it. Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Its looks like a bivalve to me too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Benjamin Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks like a bivalve shell with some mineral veining around it. Tony Ah hah thank you Tony, there's a multidude of crushed shells around this zone of the beach, i was confused by the 'solid' object at the bottom (maybe part of a Plagiostoma gigantea?) combining with the fan shell almost coming out of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'll go for bivalve too, with what looks like some fossilised wood at the bottom. (Edit: I think the wood is smooth shell, maybe Plagiostoma as you say.) A good candidate at that size is Antiquilima succincta which is generally rather a scarce one. 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Benjamin Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Vieira said: Its looks like a bivalve to me too. Thank you Viera the ribs are quite distinctive now it has been mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Benjamin Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, TqB said: I'll go for bivalve too, with what looks like some fossilised wood at the bottom. A good candidate at that size is Antiquilima succincta which is generally rather a scarce one. The bit to the left with finer ribs is probably from a different species. Thank you muchly Tarquin! have found this and yes it is very similar with ribs and growth marks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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