Fossils

This short, squat gastropod gore is the largest we've ever seen on Kythera. Found 2004 at Amoutses....

This wonderful corkscrew gastropod core is the fossilized inside of a prehistoric snail. Found in a...

Conglomoration of fossilized barnacles, each 3-5 cm high. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

The fossilized internal core of a bivalve, probably some type of clam. 10 cm high. Photograph ©Peter...

Tube-shaped fossils, hollow at the core. Perhaps pieces of ancient coral. 5 cm, 8 cm and 8.5 cm long...

The fossilized, internal core of a gastropod (single-shelled seasnail). 3.5 cm across. Photograph ©P...

The internal, fossilized core of a gastropod (single-shelled seasnail). 1 cm across. Photograph ©Pet...

The internal core of a gastropod imbedded in rock. 1 cm across. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

Fossilized impression, probably of a coral. 3.5 cm long. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

Small tooth, probably from the back of the mouth of a fish. 2 cm long. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes,...

This giant fossilized oyster shell was found on the road between Mitata and Paliopoli in 1987. A bea...

Side view of a fossilized giant oyster, showing the incredible thickness of the shell. 17 cm high, 8...

Fossilized oyster with a ruffled edge, similar to the present-day Common European Oyster. 7 cm high....

Fossilized oyster shell. 8.5 cm high, 10 cm wide. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

Fossilized oyster shell similar to the present-day Adriatic Oyster. 6 cm across. Photograph ©Peter...

Fossilized oyster shell, deeply concave, 5 cm long. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

A large, fossilized Thorny Oyster, rare and wonderful because both valves are present and intact. 15...

A magnificent example of Aphrodite’s Giant Scallop. According to mythology, the goddess rose from th...

A beautiful Giant Scallop of Aphrodite, finely etched, with both valves intact. 19 cm high. Photogra...

Around Kythera’s airport are several sandy pits filled with tiny fossilized scallops. The ones pictu...