#Geoducks (genus Panopea/#Lushootseed gʷidəq) are such icons of the
#SalishSea that the pronunciation of their name has become a test of Northwesterness, and with good cause: their ancestors have been in the region for a long time. The
#OlympicPeninsula has yielded several
#geoduck #fossils dating back to between 20 and 30 million years ago, and this
#FossilFriday I share with you all a
#Miocene geoduck from the
#Clallam Formation next to its modern relative, the largest burrowing
#clam.