Scallops
Neithea quinquecostata
Sowerby, 1814
Jingle Shells
Paranomia scabra
(Morton, 1834)
Scallops
Neithea quinquecostata
Sowerby, 1814
Oysters
Pycnodonte mutabilis
(Morton, 1828)
Pycnodonte can be found in abundance in Cretaceous deposits across Mississippi. This particular specimen that I collected from the Maastrichtian of Union County, MS, is so well preserved that it retains its original color banding.
CRETACEOUS MISSISSIPPI 