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> From:         Ardeth Hardin[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         maandag 31 mei 1999 20:04
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Shellls or Fossil Shells?
>
> The question "How long does a shell have to be buried or how old does it
> have to be to be considered a fossil?, was asked at our shell club meeting
> last month.  Also does it have to be extinct?  Any comments and/or
> information would be appreciated.
> Ardeth Hardin, [log in to unmask]
> Carrollton, Tx
>
A fossil is a remain of an individual organism that is no longer living,
that is in my opinion the only usefull defenition of a fossil. This means
that as soon as the animal has died the remais are fossil. So there are
fossils that are only a few days old. A shell collection is a collection of
fossils!!
M.C. Cadee, The Netherlands