{"id":9234,"date":"2019-08-07T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2019-07-18T11:46:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T11:46:24","slug":"gastropod-fossil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/coastal-life-blog\/gastropod-fossil","title":{"rendered":"Gastropod Fossil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9235&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Here is a less familiar type of fossil that was found around Slade. They are Gastropod impressions in limestone. 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