4.5" Pliocene Bivalve (Mercenaria) Fossil - Florida

Pliocene Bivalve (Mercenaria) Fossil - Florida #146161

This is a nicely preserved fossil bivalve of the genus Mercenaria. It comes from the Tamiami Formation of Sarasota County, Florida. This formation dates to the late Miocene through Pliocene periods. The fossil has been completely removed from the surrounding rock it was found in.

SPECIES

Mercenaria sp.

AGE

Pliocene

LOCATION

Southern Florida

FORMATION

Tamiami Formation

SIZE

4.5 wide

4.5" Pliocene Bivalve (Mercenaria) Fossil - Florida

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