This is a lovely specimen of an oyster, with well-preserved growth lines. Although this specimen is not from Dorset, it was collected by the original curator of Lyme Regis museum for comparison with the local fossils.
Bivalve oyster shell
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Upper Cretaceous
Strata:
Cambridge Greensand|Upper Greensand
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Bivalves
Common Name:
Bivalve oyster shell
Scientific Name:
Alectryonia
Age:
105 million years
Where it was Found:
Unknown
Found by:
V.H.W.Wingrave
Accession Number:
L.1997.36.2
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