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Chiton

Photo by 7yl4r
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Field Notes

Description:

This mollusk was out of water at low tide, possibly with eggs? ~6cm in length

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Chiton

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Comments (2)
7yl4r
They look just like living fossils don't they? Very similar (visually) to a trilobite. I didn't notice them at first, but once I looked more closely in the rocks I found quite a few!
achmmad
Thanks for sharing this! really interesting animal!
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012

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