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    Fossil Find in Sangiovannulo, Sicily   
      
      October 18, 2022   
      
      
       DSC_2804 roccia con conchiglie fossili (1)   
      
      Photographer:  Emanuele Nifosì   
      Summary Author:  Emanuele Nifosì   
      
      This chunk of  limestone rock, rich in  fossil shells, was found   
      by my grandfather in in the Sangiovannulo district of Sicily. He   
      uncovered it at a depth of about 2.5 ft (3/4 m) when he was excavating   
      to make a small cistern. Note that the word “fossil” is derived from   
      the Latin fossĭlis (fodĕre -to dig), meaning obtained by digging. Based   
      on the type of shells within in the limestone rock mass, this specimen   
      likely dates back several million years to the  Pilo-Pleistocene.   
      Photo taken on September 4, 2022.   
      
      Photo details: Nikon D700 camera; Nikkor 35-105 mm lens; ISO 400; f 8;   
      1/250 second exposure.   
      
      
      Sangiovannulo Distric, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 36.738143, 14.675832   
      
      
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