Daily Archives: December 25, 2011

Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: a siliquariid gastropod (Eocene of Alabama)

It is hard to believe that this twisty tube is a snail, but it is. Tenagodus vitis (Conrad, 1835) is the scientific name for this worm-like gastropod from the Claiborne Sand (Eocene) of Alabama. It was originally named by Conrad … Continue reading

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