Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) – Fossilized gastropods unearthed in the limestones of the Masungi Georeserve could be the first and oldest of its kind in the Philippines, according to paleontologists from the University of the Philippines – National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS).
Gastropods are a class of mollusks which include snails, slugs, and limpets, and the presence of these indicate that Masungi was submerged underwater about 60 million years ago.
UP-NIGS Paleontologists Allan Fernando, Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, Leopoldo de Silva, Jr., and Joaquin Lacson made the discovery, the Masungi Georeserve Foundation’s statement said.
The research team is expected to conduct a follow-up investigation sometime this year to determine the exact age of the fossils and verify if these are the first and oldest fossils of this type of mollusk in the country.
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