From the Upper Miocene, Burdigalian (20-16 million years ago) the specimens of Gigantopectens restitutensis up to 7 inches long, in original matrix with preparator's brass mark to bottom right, supported on stand.
15 x 20 x 9½in. (38 x 51 x 24cm.)

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Preserved in their final pose, these fossil Pectens, are the ancestors of today's modern (edible) scallop. Their surrounding host rock has been carved away to reveal their detail.
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