Tridacna sp. Pleistocene Kenya Fossilized clamshells are found in coral reef limestone along coastal area quarries. The limestone is the building block in the production of cement. This coral reef was formed during the Pleistocene historic period, the time of the Ice Ages. The main build up of the reef took place during the main integral period (240,000 to 125,000 years ago). During the later interglacial period, sea levels rose up to 20 meters above sea level, and during this time the biggest part of the fossil reef was build up. These fossil clamshells are only found in the upper layers, so in the quarries they can be occasionally found. Their location near the surface suggests that they only lived here during the later part of the second reef building period in the Pleistocene. Today, giant clams only occur in the eastern Indian and the Pacific oceans. Measures 38 x 25 x 10in.
Tridacna sp. Pleistocene Kenya Fossilized clamshells are found in coral reef limestone along coastal area quarries. The limestone is the building block in the production of cement. This coral reef was formed during the Pleistocene historic period, the time of the Ice Ages. The main build up of the reef took place during the main integral period (240,000 to 125,000 years ago). During the later interglacial period, sea levels rose up to 20 meters above sea level, and during this time the biggest part of the fossil reef was build up. These fossil clamshells are only found in the upper layers, so in the quarries they can be occasionally found. Their location near the surface suggests that they only lived here during the later part of the second reef building period in the Pleistocene. Today, giant clams only occur in the eastern Indian and the Pacific oceans. Measures 38 x 25 x 10in.
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