I agree with Bill.  I suspect "oyster" will turn out to be the
wrong term for the amazing Andean discovery...

Cheers,


Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Frank" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Giant Shells in Peru's Andes


> 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]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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.
>