Here is an attractive fossil specimen from Tuscany. On this piece is a beautiful fossil cone snail of the species Conus mercati together with two fossil clams. One fossil clam belongs the species Callista italica. And there is a decorative scallop of the genus Pecten. This Conus mercati measures around 43 mm, the Callista italica measures 42 mm. And with the Pecten it is about 50 mm. | |||
Location: | Empoli, Toscana, Italy | ||
Size of matrix: | about 114 x 112 mm | ||
Age: | Neogene, Pliocene ( About 4.5 Ma) |