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Scallop Shell

White fossilized scallop shell, finely ribbed, 8.5 cm long. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

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Unidentified fossil

This mysterious specimen is embedded in hard, gray rock. Its texture resembles bone, and its shape is like a great, big, Greek letter "pi". If you have any idea what this is, pleas...

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Ossified Echinoderm

This fossilized echinoderm was dug out of solid rock while doing road repairs in Kypriotianika in 1984. 12 cm across. Gift of Jimmy Kypriotis. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

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Whole Clypeaster, side view

This 7-million-year-old marine animal belongs to the phylum Echinodermata, which means ‘spiny skinned'. Modern day echinoderms include starfishes, sea-urchins and sand-dollars, and...

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Clypeaster

Fossilized echinoderms are commonly found in the middle of the island. This wonderful example is in perfect condition, beautifully symmetrical and finely etched. 17 cm across. Phot...

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