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Huge uncommon Fossil Pecten (Fortipecten) Takahashi Yokoyama, 1930, early Pliocene.
13 x 13 x 6 cm 

Double valved, thick, heavy, imponent and very inflated.
 
Its noticeably puffy appearance is powerful unlike other scallops. 

The convexity of the right valve is huge, 6 cm.

Rare, unseen, complete specimen. 

From Horoshintachibetsu River, Numata city, Uryu district, Hokkaido, Japan. 

From an old collection. 
 
It come with is display. Rare

Neogene, Pliocene (5.33 - 2.58 million years) - Japan

Mollusc - Fossilised shell - Pecten (Fortipecten) Takahashi Yokoyama, 1930

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Fossilised jaw

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Fossil vertebra bone

Fossil molar

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Country of origin

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North America

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Material

Silver

Gold-plated

Resin

Yellow gold

Gender

Women

Unisex

Condition

Natural

Restored

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As new - unused

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Reassembled

Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear

Excellent condition

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Fair condition

Period

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)

Devonian, Middle (393.3 - 382.7 million years)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years)

Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian (323.2 - 298.9 million years)

Triassic, Lower (251.9 - 247.2 million years)

Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)

Cambrian (541 - 485.4 million years)

Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 million years)

Paleogene, Paleocene (66 - 56 million years)

Jurassic, Middle (174.1 - 163.5 million years)

Neogene, Pliocene (5.33 - 2.58 million years)

Permian (298.9 - 251.9 million years)

Mesozoic (251.9 - 66 million years)

Devonian, Lower (419.2 - 393.3 million years)

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Certification

No laboratory report

Non-CITES species

Fineness

18 kt.

Signature

Not signed

Baroque

Faceted cut

Cabochon cut

Round

Oval

Exact colour

White

Mineral

Aventurine

Labradorite

Mineral form

Geode

Freeform

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Pearl surface quality

Lightly spotted

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Large (18 - 18.5 cm)

58 (EU) / 18 (IT) / 8 ¼ (US)

Medium (17 - 18 cm)

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After 2000

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1400-1900

Treatment

Conserved

Polished

Composite

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Original/official

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