Here are some pictures of some recently found oyster fossils. They appear to be an Illymatogyra arietina (Roemer). The fossil was found in ...

These shells appear to be Crested Oysters or Ostrea equestris (Say, 1834).  One has group of barnacles attached to it. They were found by a...

Recently, I obtained an ultraviolet (UV) LED flashlight set at 365 nm wavelength. This light is shortwave UV and in the past this type of...

When I visited Savannah, Georgia USA in August 2017, found this interesting oyster concrete sidewalk. This sidewalk was at the corner of ...

Here are two intertwined oyster fossils that appear to be  Ilymatogyra arictina . It was found in the Del Rio Formation of Val Verde Coun...

In July 2018, I visited the  American Museum of Natural History  in New York City, USA. While there I came across the Hall of Biodiversi...

This picture is of a Gryphaea arcuata oyster fossil. It was found in the Blue Lias of Lyme Regis England. The fossils date back to the J...

On a recent visit to Lyme Regis, I was able to purchase the fossil oyster that appears to be a Gryphaea arcuata . It was found in the Blu...

This fossil appears to be a Exogyra cancellata  pelecypod fossil found in the Coon Creek Formation of Mississippi or Tennessee, USA. The ...

Inoceramus sp. mega-blister pearl fossil found in the Niobrara formation of Gove County, Kansas. The extinct oyster that produced this b...

Sometimes a fossil is so nice that it needs to be revisited photographically.  This Inoceramus oyster shell fragment is covered with Ser...

The Exogyra sp. was found in the upper Cretaceous of McNairy County, Tennessee.  Decided to post a fossilized oyster to match a recent t...

This worm tube fossil was found in the Eagleford Group, Kamp Ranch Formation in Dallas County, Texas. It is called Serpula and existed in ...

This oyster fossil is called Texigryphea sp . It is from Tarrant County, Texas. The fossil existed in the Cretaceous Period. Thanks to Her...

This oyster fossil is called Exogyra sp . It is from Tarrant County, Texas and existed in the Cretaceous Period. Thanks to Herb for the fos...