Trigonia (Bivalve)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Trigonia (Bivalve)

Entry/Object ID

78.57.101

Description

One concretion mass showing both internal shell impressions and external shells. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Trigoniida Family: Trigoniidae Subfamily: Trigoniinae Genus: †Trigonia Age: Late Cretaceous Location: Hornbrook Formation, Siskiyou Mountains Mineral Data (Calcite?) Fracture: Conchoidal Crystal System: Hexagonal System Grain Size: Fine Hardness: 3 Calcite Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Luster: Vitreous Class: Bivalvia Phylum: Mollusca Rock Origin: Terrestrial Rock Type: Sedimentary Streak: white

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.57

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Fossil Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

11-3/4 in

Length

8 in

Dimension Notes

11.75" (30 cm) x 8" (20 cm)

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-H-6

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Date

February 3, 2024

Location

Container

Left

Drawer

Bottom Shelf

Shelf

Left

Cabinet

Case # 2

Wall

West

Room

Fossil Room

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent

Date

April 22, 2021

Notes

Currently in the first room of the Fossil Hall, in a low display on the wall across from the entry from Freida Hall.