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MEET WEYLA: NEVADA'S ANCIENT WINGED BIVALVE

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Author: FossilHuntress
Date: 2025-11-01 16:30:00
Blog: ARCHEA
URL: https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2025/11/meet-weyla-nevadas-ancient-winged.html

Summary:

If you’ve ever wandered the fossil-rich hills of Nevada and come across a delicate, winged shell embedded in ancient limestone, you may have found Weyla — one of the more elegant bivalves of the Early Jurassic seas. With its distinct, elongated “wings” extending from the hinge line, Weyla looks more like a piece of sculpted jewelry than a clam. Their ridging is pleasing to the eye as

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