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Subject:	Subfossil versus fossil
From:	bivalve <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:52:52 -0400
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One technical definition is to call everything Pleistocene and older (over 10,000 years) a fossil and younger but long-dead material subfossils.  However, telling the difference between a well-preserved specimen just over 10,000 years and a highly altered younger specimen may be difficult.  If the age is unknown, using the condition of the shell as a practical division makes sense.

    Dr. David Campbell
    Old Seashells
    University of Alabama
    Biodiversity & Systematics
    Dept. Biological Sciences
    Box 870345
    Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
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