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Fossil sea snail shell
Ecphora quadricostata
35.3427, -76.8227
Field Notes
Description:
Fossil marine gastropod mollusk shell (Ecphora quadricostata) collected at the Texasgulf Aurora Phosphate Mine, Aurora, North Carolina USA. The word "costa" means "rib," derived from the Latin word "costae." Notice that the shell of Ecphora quadricostata has four costae (ribs). Photo 1 of 2 was annotated to highlight the four costae; Photo 2 of 2 is the original photograph.
Habitat:
A relatively "shallow" sea that existed along the east coast of the United States an estimated 10- to 15 million years ago, during the Miocene Epoch. Related Resource: Miocene Marine Life http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/htmlversion/miocene3.html
Notes:
The Aurora Phosphate Mine, formerly owned by Texasgulf Inc., is currently owned and operated by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp). Related Resource: http://www.potashcorp.com/about/facilities/phosphate/aurora/
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