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Q&A What are these shells found in a gravel bank along the South Platte?

While hiking about a quarter-mile from the South Platte river I found these shells in a gravel bank. Most but not all had turned white, and they were in what looked like a gravel bank/deposit ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · 2020-12-02T05:08:41Z (almost 4 years ago)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Charlie Brumbaugh‭ · 2020-12-02T05:07:44Z (almost 4 years ago)
What are these shells found in a gravel bank along the South Platte?
While hiking about a quarter-mile from the South Platte river I found these shells in a gravel bank.

![Image alt text](https://outdoors.codidact.com/uploads/HymcB16Mu3DbNgCq3roR3avQ)

![Image alt text](https://outdoors.codidact.com/uploads/7fwGWeatpqidoAomDxcnzSkW)

Most but not all had turned white, and they were in what looked like a gravel bank/deposit but it was a good way from the river.

Does anyone know what animals would have originally have been in the shells?