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This inside mold of a gastropod, with a small part of the shell attached, was found inside a fossil Baculites. It is probably impossible to determine even the genus, much less the species, since the outer shell is not preserved. Very likely the genus is Drepanochilus, which is the most common Pierre Shale gastropod genus having this general shape. (Length of gastropod 2 cm.)
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