UF 222942, a valve of the Venus clam Chionopsis tegulum. Photo © IVP FLMNH.
UF 222942, a valve of the Venus clam Chionopsis tegulum. Photo © IVP FLMNH.

For this week’s Fossil Friday we have a Venus clam (family Veneridae) from the Gatún Formation, Chionopsis tegulum. This Venus clam can be found throughout the Early to Late Miocene (20 million years ago to 9 million years ago). It is only found on the Caribbean side of Panama and not on the Pacific side.

To find out more about this specimen, read the Fossils of Panama page on it here.