Pycnodonte convexa (Say 1820) Articulated right/left valve
Dublin Core
Alternative Title
Bivalve Fossil (F. Gryphaeidae)
Description
(no DSM#) This common name for this type of oyster is called the Foam Oyster, or Honeycomb Oyster. Their temporal range extends all they way to the early Pleistocene, which means they survived the K-Pg extinction.
Date Created
66 million years
Spatial Coverage
Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)
Temporal Coverage
Late Cretaceous
Type
PhysicalObject
Source
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license
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Citation
“Pycnodonte convexa (Say 1820) Articulated right/left valve,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 8, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1503.
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