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European flat oyster fossil

Ostrea edulis

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Several fossilized European flat oysters were spotted and photographed inside the ruins of a Roman house and tavern, in Pefkakia area, Volos city Greece. The species still exists in the area, alongside spondylus gaederopus and Pinctada radiata bivalve mollusks, and several other marine species.

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Ostrea edulis

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PublishedMay 25, 2016

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