Fossils

A magnificent example of Aphrodite’s Giant Scallop. According to mythology, the goddess rose from th...

A beautiful Giant Scallop of Aphrodite, finely etched, with both valves intact. 19 cm high. Photogra...

Around Kythera’s airport are several sandy pits filled with tiny fossilized scallops. The ones pictu...

The bottom valve of a beautiful Fan Scallop with a pinkish hue, 7 cm high. Also called St James Scal...

A beautiful fossilized St James Scallop, bottom valve, 7 cm high. Also called Fan Scallop. Photograp...

White fossilized scallop shell, finely ribbed, 8.5 cm long. Photograph ©Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

This mysterious specimen is embedded in hard, gray rock. Its texture resembles bone, and its shape i...

This fossilized echinoderm was dug out of solid rock while doing road repairs in Kypriotianika in 19...

This 7-million-year-old marine animal belongs to the phylum Echinodermata, which means ‘spiny skinne...

Fossilized echinoderms are commonly found in the middle of the island. This wonderful example is in...

A fine example of a small, fossilized cone shell. 3 cm long. Photograph ©James Prineas, 2003