FOSSIL GASTROPOD (Volutospina luctator) - 40 million years old - Highcliffe, Hampshire
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Volutospina luctator
40 million years old
40 million years old
Barton Beds
Highcliffe, Hampshire
This beautifully preserved shell of a marine mollusc resembles a modern shell but it is a genuine fossil. It was found in the cliffs of Highcliffe, near Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire, in clays and sands called the Barton Beds that were laid down under the sea in the Upper Eocene period when the climate was warmer than today.
This beautifully preserved shell of a marine mollusc resembles a modern shell but it is a genuine fossil. It was found in the cliffs of Highcliffe, near Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire, in clays and sands called the Barton Beds that were laid down under the sea in the Upper Eocene period when the climate was warmer than today.
The fossil is from an old collection and was collected several decades ago.
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Size: approx. 7 centimetres long
Weight: 24 grams
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