>1. Izmir, Turkey - a bivalve ><http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Ertunc-mystery.html>http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Ertunc-mystery.html Looks like Pectinidae, but not enough there to place to genus, let alone age. >2. south Yeomen - a bivalve ><http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Jamshed-mystery.html>http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Jamshed-mystery.html I suspect this is a corbulid; the left valve appears smaller and the umbo of the right valve is more inflated than the left. Corbulidae have been around since at least the late Cretaceous. >It's raining fossil bivalves today! I have another Mystery bivalve >(Possibly a brachiopod) and it is from Texas and can be viewed at: > ><http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/RobertA-mystery.html>http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/RobertA-mystery.html This is a bivalve, just an internal mold or steinkern. Probably Eocene but could be late Cretaceous. By the coiling of the umbones I'd suspect Cardiidae. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut ‚ Opinions stated are mine, not of the University of Otago "There is water at the bottom of the ocean" - Talking Heads ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------