Pterotrigonia aff. thoracica (van Hoepen 1929) Single Clam valve

Dublin Core

Alternative Title

Bivalve Fossil (F. Megatrigoniidae)

Description

(DSM# 10171) Pterotrigonia is the state fossil of Tennessee. This specimen is preserved in pyrite.

Contributor

Marble J. (donor)

Date Created

66 million years

Subject

200963

Spatial Coverage

Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)

Temporal Coverage

Late Cretaceous

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Files

10171 Pterotrigonia sp pyritiezed Loc 200963 Drawer y22a John Marble donor.jpg

Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Pterotrigonia aff. thoracica (van Hoepen 1929) Single Clam valve,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed November 8, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1511.

Item Relations

This item has no relations.

Transcribe This Item

  1. 10171 Pterotrigonia sp pyritiezed Loc 200963 Drawer y22a John Marble donor.jpg