Lance Comfort

@rebecca-mussetter  Can you give us a closer picture of the possible Bone/Coral.  I’m tending to go more with @jkallmeyer with bone.  A closer image may help with the id….Lance

Hi Jim @jim-chandler.  Thank you for your response.  It could be Dendostrea frons, but the ribs on the one I found originate at the hinge of the shell and from what I can see in the frons they originate more from a center line of the shell.  It does appear that there are remnants of possible clasper spines on bottom shell, but it is hard to say.  I think the difficulty in oyster identification is that they vary in shapes so much.  Perhaps there is an oyster expert out there.  My preference is actually on the half shell with hot sauce and lemon. Lance

Eleanor Gardner @egardner Okay….doesn’t appear to be any interest in this fossil.  I have been doing a lot of internet investigation and have determined the following.  Definitely Ostreidae Lopha and even though the most similar example I can find is the marshii, this is only found in Europe.  The only Lopha I can see that was located in  Southeast US is Lopha vicksburgensis, (Oligocene) however the few examples I have seen do not look as similar as the marshii.  This could be a new species or possible just a variant of vicksburgensis or a possible new location for marshii.  I have no idea as to how going about determining a new species, however, if anyone is interested please let me know and I will be happy to pass this on to you.  Thanks….Lance

@jkallmeyer@lmccall Thanks Jack.  Yes I am a member, but just recently and have not made any contacts yet.  Thanks for the advice and confirmation….Lance

@jkallmeyer@lmccall@jim-chandler  With your help I believe I have figured this one out.  I believe it is a fossil Tilly Bone (Hyperostosic Bone) from a large bony fish.  What do you think.  Here is a magnified picture from http://lakeneosho.org/Fossil/index.html, which looks very similar to mine.  Thanks….Lance

@jkallmeyer@lmccall@jim-chandler It is fossilized.  Does not Float.  Heavy, 96 grams.  Here are a couple more pics

It is fossilized.  Does not Float.  Heavy, 96 grams.  Here are a couple more pics

It is fossilized.  Does not Float.  Heavy, 96 grams.  Here are a couple more pics

@smoran  A few more pics…

@smoran    Here are some additional pictures of the proximal phalanx.  Let me know what you think..Thanks….Lance

Hi again Sean….after reading your response and looking on the web, artiodactyl proximal phalanx, I see what you mean.  I will try to take some better pictures today and post them later along with better measurements.  I greatly appreciate your help and knowledge.  Thanks…..Lance