Lot Essay
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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SOUTHERN FRANCE
Details
A PLAQUE OF FOSSILIZED SCALLOPS
SOUTHERN FRANCE
Pecten maximus up to 7-inches long with many smaller specimens, possibly juvenile, preserved alongside, from the Miocene (23-5 million years ago), supported on blue stand.
21 x 20in. (54 x 51cm.)
SOUTHERN FRANCE
Pecten maximus up to 7-inches long with many smaller specimens, possibly juvenile, preserved alongside, from the Miocene (23-5 million years ago), supported on blue stand.
21 x 20in. (54 x 51cm.)
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