FOSSIL BIVALVES (COLLECTION OF THREE) - 45 million years old - Bracklesham, Sussex
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FOSSIL BIVALVES (COLLECTION OF THREE FOSSILS)
Venericor planicosta
45 million years old
Bracklesham Beds. Bracklesham, Sussex
These beautifully preserved shells of marine molluscs resemble modern shells but are genuine fossils.
They were found on the foreshore at Bracklesham Bay, Sussex, in clays called the Bracklesham Beds that were laid down under the sea in the Upper Eocene period when the climate was warmer than today.
These fossils are from an old collection and were collected in the 1980s.
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Size: 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 centimetres (size of largest shell)
Weight: 64 grams (total weight)
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