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  • Chesapecten nefrens

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    By Fossil-Hound

    Taxonomy

    Chesapecten nefrens

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Pterioida
    Family: Pectinidae
    Genus: Chesapecten
    Species: Chesapecten nefrens

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene

    Stratigraphy

    Choptank Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Jason Rice
    Date Collected: 05/22/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Location

    Calvert Cliffs
    Maryland
    United States

    Comments

    Discovered along the Choptank Formation near the surf as is.

    Go to fossils Bivalves

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    sixgill pete

    sixgill pete

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    Fantastic specimen

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    Fossil-Hound

    Fossil-Hound

    Posted

    @sixgill pete thank you. It's difficult to find them in this color. Hope to find a larger one with alternating colors.

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