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 Two fossils of Requienia

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Requienia ammonia Nathorst
Early Cretaceous, France
YPM.35724

Requienia was not permanently attached, but lived in soft-bottom sediments. Unlike in the thin-shelled Toucasia, the larger valve was thicker to provide weight to anchor it in the sediment.

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