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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A low-spired, battle-worn trochid gastropod from the Pliocene of Cyprus
Source info:
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| Date: | 2016-02-26 05:01:28 |
| Blog: | Wooster Geologists  |
| URL: | http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2016/02/26/woosters-fossil-of-the-week-a-low-spired-battle-worn-trochid-gastropod-from-the-pliocene-of-cyprus/ |
Summary:
This shell looks like a cinnamon roll. It is another product of the 1996 Wooster-Keck expedition to Cyprus with Steve Dornbos (’97) and me. Like the rest of the Cypriot specimens on this blog, it is from the Nicosia Formation (Pliocene) exposed on the Mesaoria Plain in the center of the island. This specimen comes […]Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Pliocene [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Pliocene [0.1] Neogene [0.1] Cenozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | CY | 35.1325 | 33.4355 |
| Wooster | US | 40.8056 | -81.9344 |
Keywords:
battle-worn trochid gastropod, center, cinnamon roll, Cypriot, Cyprus This shell, Fossil, Mesaoria Plain, Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, product, rest, specimen, Steve Dornbos, Uncategorized, Wooster-Keck expedition
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