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    Taxonomy

    Oyster

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Molusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Ostreida
    Family: Pterineidae
    Genus: Cornellites
    Species: Cornellites fasculata
    Author Citation (Goldfuss, 1836)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Devonian
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Middle

    Stratigraphy

    Hamilton Group
    Skaneateles Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Heather Siple
    Date Collected: 06/28/2019
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Width: 43 mm

    Location

    Cole Hill
    Madison County
    New York
    United States

    Comments

    These are a fairly common find on Cole Hill, although usually the wings break off. The shells are extremely thin. The exposed edge of this one's wing is only 2mm thick. 

     

    This was found exposed in loose shale scree. 




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