Dear friends,
Thank you very much to all that response to the inquire of Mr. Philip Celeste.
Best regards.
George
Andy Rindsberg wrote:
> Dear George,
>
> He might try emailing some digital photos to Nikolaus Malchus in Barcelona,
> [log in to unmask] . Dr. Malchus is a specialist on the ontogeny and
> evolution of oysters.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> George Sangiouloglou
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Prehistoric oyster shell found on Guam
>
> Dear friends,
> I received the following e-mail from Mr. Philip Celeste
> <[log in to unmask]> as I don't have knowledge in this matter I will be
> most appreciated to the experts to give an answer to him privately. Best
> regards. George
>
> Subject: prehistoric oyster shell found on Guam
> Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 13:32:23 -0400
> From: "Philip Celeste" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Around my house in the Marianas Islands of Micronesia, we collected many
> fossils of clams, scallops and sea snails (none which are currently
> indiginous) typically embedded in the coral. On one day, after clearing
> some jungle, my son picked up a rock from the uncovered dirt, which
> turned out to be the lower half of an oyster shell. It is bigger than
> a palm of a hand, of very good quality and excellent detail, rocklike
> - much thicker than a typical oyster. It is a strange find since our
> house sits 200 feet above sea level, and there are absolutely no oysters on
> Guam or Saipan, nor in that
> part of the world. Do you know, or could you refer me to anyone who
> could tell me how it got there and how old is it. We live in Boston
> now, but still have our home in the Marianas. Thanks and Best
> Regards, Philip Celeste
>
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