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From the album: Early Jurassic fossils of Northamptonshire, UK
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Hello there, I'm a newbie, but already very excited to see the wealth of info on this forum. I am new to collecting fossils; we moved to Amelia Island in 2018 and I started finding pectens (is it correct to call them pectens when referring to them generally?) and got hooked. I've found several hundred on the beach at Fernandina Beach, Florida. I've attached a few samples and hope that someone (MikeR?) can point me to resources which help distinguish pectens in order to ID them. The books I've found don't go deeply enough, or only list a couple. Although there are some great PDFs out there, I just haven't found any straight forward guides/resources that would help me definitively ID these fossil bivalves. Any information or help would be greatly appreciated. And if anyone is kind enough to ID them from pictures, I can take more images from the side etc so more details are clear. Thank you very much! Cheryl
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This summer, I visited the beautiful island of Kythera. Located in South Greece, on the joint of three seas, it is a very calm place that combines wild nature, delicious traditional food and history. The lore says that Zeus castrated his father, Kronos. His testicles fell in the sea at the shores of the island and from there Aphrodite (Venus) was born. Goddess of love and fertility, she is also connected with sea due to the way of her birth. This is the point where mythology, history and lore meet. Since the ancient people discovered pectinidae, they built a temple dedicated to Aphrodite. Although I never found the temple, I located the formation. Situated in the middle of the island, the area of Mitata (Μητάτα) is within a Neogene formation. The easiest place to observe the formation is at 36.2508099, 23.0003155 I found many pectinidae and an echinoid, about 15cm diameter. The last one was not fully retrieved. I underestimated its hardness and broke it. On the North side of the island, close to the port you will find permian to early Triassic sediments. There I collected a (rock?) fragment of coral. On the south side of the island, you will observe Cretaceous formations with some fossilised corals. The place is called Melidoni beach. (Παραλία Μελιδόνι) 36.1586538, 22.9481317 The formation is accessible with boat or swimming as it is located across the beach. Thus, no photos.. If you visit it, don't let Google deceive you. Follow the local signs since Google will lead you 3kms North. Since this post has to do with Greece I will include some Greek search keywords, in case someone might be looking info for this area. Ελλάδα, Κύθηρα, απολιθώματα, Μητάτα Κενοζωικός Since tourism has become a little complicated lately, I may visit the place again in October. Hope you enjoy the post. If you visit the island, don't miss the chance to eat at Mihalis Tavern Mitata
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A rare shell within the Caloosahatchee Formation.
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Similar to Chlamys [Strahlopecten} rogersi and Strahlopecten caloosahatcheensis.
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From the album: Eocene Bivalves of New Jersey
Pecten sp Manasquan Formation Eocene Monmouth County, NJ This is relatively common but is often fragmentary. Weller only gives Pecten sp as present in the unit while Whitfield doesn't recognize any Pecten. Pecten kneiskerni is present in the slightly younger Shark River Formation and I am tempted to assign that to these older specimens.-
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From the album: Eocene Bivalves of New Jersey
Pecten sp Manasquan Formation Eocene Monmouth County, NJ This is relatively common but is often fragmentary. Weller only gives Pecten sp as present in the unit while Whitfield doesn't recognize any Pecten. Pecten kneiskerni is present in the slightly younger Shark River Formation and I am tempted to assign that to these older specimens.-
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From the album: Eocene Bivalves of New Jersey
Pecten sp Manasquan Formation Eocene Monmouth County, NJ This is relatively common but is often fragmentary. Weller only gives Pecten sp as present in the unit while Whitfield doesn't recognize any Pecten. Pecten kneiskerni is present in the slightly younger Shark River Formation and I am tempted to assign that to these older specimens. This particular specimen looks less like a typical Pecten than the others.-
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