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By DPS Ammonite
Scallop
Kingdom: Animalia
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Carboniferous
Sub Period: Pennsylvanian
Epoch: Middle
International Age: Moscovian
Naco Formation
Collector: Me
Date Collected: 05/05/2020
Acquired by: Field Collection
Width: 21 mm
Roberts Mesa
Gila County
Arizona
United States
Distinctive scalloped growth lines and angular plications identify this scallop as an Acanthopecten. This is the best specimen of its genera for the Naco where molluscs are common but usually poorly preserved.
Found in 200 mm wide slab with Composita subtilita, Myalina (Myalina) nacoensis, Anthracospirifer occiduus, Derbyia crassa, Aviculopecten, minute coiled gastropods, crinoid columnals, several bryozoans species and scaphopods.
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