>I thank all for the input thus far but looks like I'll have to unpack
>this shell and send out photos.  I've no recollection of the hinge
>after going through hundreds of specimens and a henge description will
>have to wait for now.  Thanks again for the suggestions.
>
>Eman

Hinges of Pterioida are particularly difficult to find if the shell
is in hard matrix.

If you're e-mailing images, please put me on the list. If I don't
know it myself, I do know a couple of paleontologists who deal with
Cretaceous bivalves who may.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
"There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads

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