These bivalves – shells – live in groups with their pointed ends buried in the seabed. When sediment fills the gap between the halves of a bivalve, it may harden, preserving the fossil shell.
Bivalve shell
Museum:
Bridport
Period:
Lower Cretaceous
Strata:
Upper Greensand
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Bivalves
Common Name:
Bivalve shell
Scientific Name:
Pinna
Age:
110 million years
Where it was Found:
Unknown
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
BRPMG 7717
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