@panzade,
Hers a fossil of a Penicularis from the KAibab ls. Its quite similr to the feature in the opening shots.
The size of the slab has little bearing since various pelecypods from the K to the Miocene were large.( Mercenaria spp. and Crossostrea spp).
We use these cross sectional cuts to help identify the approximate angle of bedding since , statistically,dead shells usually lie with the shell opening downward. ( Its dynamically most stable in a moving current)
The younger the shell fossil, the more chances wed see the linear structures (like growth rings) across the shell.