Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco.

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Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco
  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco

  • Fossil Pecten mollusc mortality plate on matrix, Cretaceous period, Morocco.

  • Size of fossil- 200mm x 130mm x 40mm approx at the widest points
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Each fossil is one of a kind, but a similar fossil may still be available to purchase.

This fossil is beautiful in its appearance, each of the shells are extremely stable and the entire piece would make for a superb display piece.

This fossil was found in Morocco at the Atlas mountains region, an area where fossils from Plesiosaurs, Mosasaurs and many other marine life fossils are found. 

These shells known scientifically as Pecten are an extinct species of this mollusc but its close relatives can still be found in the seas today.

Scientific name- Pecten, Pectinadae family 

Size- average between 4-12 inches

Diet- Filtering sea water of organic nutrients

Habitat- This species is of the salt water variety from seas/oceans

Where found- Found from all around the world

Time- Cretaceous-112-72 million years ago