3" Miniature Fossil Cluster (Bivalves, Gastropod) - France

This is an exquisite cluster of small marine fossils (bivalves, brachiopod, and gastropod) which have been prepared using acid-etching techniques. The detail of these small marine fossils is amazing and it's a very displayable piece. These miniature fossils clusters were discovered a few years back in France, near the Austrian border. I haven't seen them on the market anywhere else. They are Jurassic in age (Oxfordian Stage), or approximately 159 million years old.

The identifiable species include:
Gastropod - Procerithium russiense
Bivalve - Myophorella perlata, Cyprina cyreniformis, Cucullaea cf concinna, Astarte elegans & Astarte multiformis
Brachiopod - Thurmanella thurmani

The entire cluster measures 3 x 2" and has been mounted to an acrylic display base with a high-quality hot glue to ensure the specimen makes it to you in one piece.