A Fossil Vaccinites From Greece 100 Million Years Old

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27 Aug 2025 · Antiques, Jewellery & Collectables | Collective Auction | Closes for entries 10/08/2025

Description

An extinct monster of the Cretaceous waters of the Tethys Sea.
A thick transverse section of the left valve of Vaccinites cornuvaccinum (Bronn 1831), a peculiar bivalve from the Upper Cretaceous (100-66 million years old) deposits of the Mount Parnassus, Greece, that became extinct approximately 65 million years ago.
The animal could reach a meter in length and with its thick shell was one of the major reef-building protagonists.
Dimensions: 11 x 10 x 3cm, weight: 637g.

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