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Cretaceous Fossil Gallery - Bivalve (pelecypod)

Mollusca, Bivalvia

(Phylum, Class)

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Fossil identification by Jo Cox unless otherwise noted

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Arcoida, Arcacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Cucullaea sp.

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: Taylor Co., Texas

Collection: Judie Ostlien

Size: 11 mm long

Cucullaea sp 1a.jpg (30885 bytes)   Cucullaea sp 1b.jpg (38533 bytes)   Cucullaea sp 1c.jpg (24865 bytes)

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Arcoida, LImacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Lima wacoensis

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: ?, Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 28 mm long

Lima wacoensis 1a.jpg (154474 bytes)   Lima wacoensis 1b.jpg (104573 bytes)

 

Plagiostoma semilaevis

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: ?, Texas

Collection: Hardin-Simmons University

Size: 85 mm long

Plagiostoma semilaevis.jpg (107580 bytes)

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Pholandomyoida, Pholanomyacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Homomya knowltoni

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: Taylor Co., Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: ? mm long

Homomya knowltoni.jpg (110723 bytes)

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Pterioida, Pinnacea, Pinnidae

(Order , Superfamily, Family)

Pinna subgenus guadalupae

Period: Cretaceous

Location: Parker Co., Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 56 mm long

 

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Trigonioida, Trigoniacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Pterotrigonia guadalupae

Period: lower Cretaceous

Location: Coryell Co., Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 51 mm long

Pterotrigonia guadalupae 1a c.jpg (97444 bytes)   Pterotrigonia guadalupae 1c c.jpg (96534 bytes)   Pterotrigonia guadalupae 1e c.jpg (107018 bytes)

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Veneroida, Arcticacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Arctica sp. (internal cast)

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: Taylor Co., Texas

Collection: Judie Ostlien

Size: 41 mm tall

Arctica sp 1a.jpg (139532 bytes)   Arctica sp 1c.jpg (41606 bytes)   Arctica sp 1d.jpg (103540 bytes)   Arctica sp 1f.jpg (31362 bytes)

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Veneroida, Cardiacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Protocardia texana (internal cast)

Period: Lower Cretaceous

Location: Taylor Co., Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 56 mm long

Protocardia texana 1.jpg (91960 bytes)

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