One should always be skeptical in regards to heresay information.  The
lack of thought leads to people sending known urban legends and
bogus virus alerts to others.  In the case of the "giant oysters." it
appears
that "oyster" may be the wrong term.

Bill Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kay Lavalier" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Giant Shells in Peru's Andes


> Andrew Vik
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> Paul:
>
> To what group of oysters do these fossils belong?
> And why would anyone doubt that they are fossil oysters?
> We have bivalves of that size (Tridacna) in the modern world.
> Oh well, there are people who doubt just about everything from
> the holocaust to the Apollo Moon explorations.
>
> Yours, Andrew V.