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  • Rudist

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    By fifbrindacier

    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Bivalvia
    Order: Hippuritoida
    Family: Polyconitidae
    Genus: Polyconites
    Species: Polyconites polyconilites
    Author Citation Roulland, 1829

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Cenomanian, -96 to -91 MY

    Stratigraphy

    Cenomanian sediments

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 09/01/2017
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 10 cm
    Width: 10 cm

    Location

    Charentes-Maritimes
    New Aquitaine
    France

    Comments

    Specimen found on the foreshore of Port des Barques. The left valve is conical, the other one is flat. It is said opercular, remains of matrix are still on it.

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    User Feedback


    Tidgy's Dad

    Wow! That's a beauty. I've always loved rudists but never found one, that's a great specimen. 

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    Innocentx

    With operculum, wow! Nice.

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