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    Chesapecten jeffersonius is the fossilized form of an extinct scallop, which lived in the early Pliocene epoch between four and five million years ago...
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    north as Delaware. One species of Chesapecten, Chesapecten jeffersonius, is the state fossil of Virginia. Chesapecten was the first genus of North American...
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    terrestrial fossil) Mammuthus primigenius 2014 Virginia Cenozoic scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius 1993 Washington Pleistocene Columbian mammoth Mammuthus columbi...
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    Type Symbol Year Image Fossil Chesapecten jeffersonius 1993 Rock Nelsonite 2016...
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    Foxhound Fish: Brook trout, striped bass Flower/Tree: Dogwood Fossil: Chesapecten jeffersonius Insect: Tiger swallowtail Mammal: Virginia big-eared bat Motto:...
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    investigations. Bivalves, including Glycymeris subovata, Chesapecten jeffersonius, Chesapecten madisonius, Mercenaria tridacnoides, Panopera reflexa, Chama...
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    Dinosaur tracks were discovered at Oak Hill in the 1920s. The scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius is the Virginia state fossil. No Precambrian fossils are known...
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  • calvertensis – or unidentified comparable form Cerithium †ChesapectenChesapecten jeffersonius – or unidentified comparable form Cliona Glossus †Glossus...
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  • tamiamiensis †ChesapectenChesapecten decemnarius †Chesapecten jeffersoniusChesapecten madisonius †Chesapecten middlesexensis †Chesapecten palmyrensis...
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    nanus Utah: Allosaurus fragilis Vermont: Beluga whale Virginia: Chesapecten jeffersonius Washington: Columbian mammoth West Virginia: Jefferson's ground...
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