Late Cretaceous Oyster
Linked to Coastal Plain Geologic Province
Linked to Coastal Plain Geologic Province
Photograph by David R. Schwimmer
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The Late Cretaceous oyster, Crassostrea cusseta, pictured alongside a hammer measuring 33 centimeters in length, could grow to 60 centimeters. This specimen was found at…
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