Chlamys lattissima Pecten Plaque

height:
 21 inches/535mm 
width:
 20.6 inches/525mm 
depth varies:
 6 inches/15mm 


Weight
64.1Kg

Description

Fossil Pecten Plaque

Condition report

A Fossilized Scallop commune plaque or plate, the Fossilized Scallop Shells show the Finest state of preservation, displaying sharp clear detail, of the many Pecten communes we have seen this is amongst the Finest. A show of well formed and massive scallops, mostly perfectly formed and displaying in an eclectic manner, as lain down over twenty million years ago.

Rare to find specimens today of this calibre

Location

Marseilles, France.

Genus

Chlamys lattissima sp.

Other Nomenclature

Giganto Pecten, Clamys latissima sp. , Pecten latissima sp. , Pecten plaque, Pecten Plate, Pecten Group, Pecten Scallops, Pecten Shells, Scallop Commune, Fossil Shell Commune, Giant Pecten, Fossil Pecten Shells, Pecten Assemblage, Fossil Shell assemblage, Fossil Scallop assemblage,

Geological Age

Miocene Period [24-5 MYA].