Fossils of Whiskey Bridge. Public access locality in Texas. Lots of shells.

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On the banks of Brazos river in Texas, there are rich deposits of marine fossils of Eocene period (roughly 34 to 56 million years ago). Most are shells of predatory snails. Plenty of various gastropods, solitary corals, bivalves, squid beaks, crabs and occasional shark teeth were found.
Being soaked in waters of Brazos River, the shells are soft and it’s difficult to extract them without breaking. The fossils harden quite a bit after drying out but they remain fragile. Despite the shells look familiar and similar to modern day shells. Most of the species are extinct.
Species shown include:
Conus sauridens
Balanophyllia desmophylum
Distorsio septemdentata
Venericardia rotunda
Pseudoliva vetusta carinata
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus
Latirus moorei
Athleta lisbonensis
Athleta petrosus
Polinices aratus
Barbatia uxorispalmeri
Some shells may have round holes. Those are bored by predatory snails in order to get to victim’s flesh.

See other videos about fossils and other nature's curiosities on our channel. A couple of squid beaks are shown in video about field trip to Nevada.

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