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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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Trigonioida, Trigoniacea

(Order, Superfamily)

Pterotrigonia guadalupae

Period: lower Cretaceous

Location: Coryell Co., Texas

Collection: Jo Cox

Size: 51 mm long

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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

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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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