Pittman Creek Fossil Bed - Plano, TX, US
N 33° 00.527 W 096° 43.187
14S E 713010 N 3654570
Located in Pitcreek near 75 and West Plano Pkwy.
Waymark Code: WMTQC8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2016
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In the chalky creekbed of Pittman Creek are several fossilized salt water clams, also called inocermids.
Inoceramus (Cremnoceramus) deformis dobrogensis (Szasz) (Giant clam), Cretaceous Period. This large and ruggedly built bivalve once lived in the area of breaking waves in an ancient sea in central Texas which accounts for it's extra thick shell. Keith Minor identified the fossil and provided additional information:
What kinds of fossils are found here:
Inoceramus
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