Venericardia rotunda of Texas

A clam fossil called Venericardia rotunda found in the Stone City Formation (aka Whiskey Bridge) around the Brazos River near Bryan Texas.  This creature existed in the Eocene.  A similar fossil has been profiled on this blog before  in May 2010 but from Alabama: CLICK HERE

Thanks to Dave M. for the fossil.

Hesperiturrus nodocarinatus

The gastropod Hesperiturrus nodocarinatus of the order Neogastropoda and family Turridae lived in the Eocene.  Specimen found in the Stone City Formation (aka Whiskey Bridge) of Brazos River, near Bryan, Texas.

Thanks to Dave M. for the specimens.

Fourth of July Fossil

My cousin Stefano found this pyrite fossil in the Waldron Shale of Clark County, Indiana.  He thought it would make a good July 4th post (American Independence Day) since it was in the shape of a flag flying on a pole.  If I had to guess, it appears to be parts of a crinoid fossil.

As an added bonus the shale plate has part of a Bumastus sp. trilobite cephalon with part of the genial spine. That is a pretty cool find there!

Better view of Bumastus trilobite piece.

Since my cousin is named Stefano I thought it would be appropriate to add a picture of another fossil found in the Waldron shale.  The Coronoidea called Stephanocrinus gemmiformis.