Description: * MUSEUM SPECIMEN - FOSSIL TORTOISE / TURTLE - EOCENE ERA. ~ 34 MYA * STYLEMYS NEBRASCENSIS ONE LOOK IS ALL IT TOOK TO UTTER "WOW" !!! IT WAS FOR US HERE AT THE LAB. THIS IS THE FINEST SPECIMEN WE HAVE SEEN IN YEARS. IT IS ALL NATURAL WITH NO RESTORATION. IT IS FULLY INFLATED AND EXHIBITS VERY ACCUTE DETAIL OF THE SCUTES. THE PICTURES (SEE ALL 12) TELL THE STORY OF THIS MUSEUM PIECE. *****THIS SPECIMEN IS VERY DENSE AND HEAVY FOR IT'S SIZE - ~15Lb !!! BOTH THE CARAPACE (TOP) AND THE PLASTRON (BOTTOM) ARE EXQUISITE, AS ARE THE THE SCUTES WHICH SURROUND THE SHELL.Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene - Early Oligocene MEASURES APPROX. :9" L. x 8"W. x 4" T.Eocene - Oligocene, White River Badlands, Brule FormationSouth Dakota, U.S.A. 👀PLEASE SEE ALL 12 PHOTOS ABOVE👀 Jump to navigationJump to searchStylemys Temporal range: late Eocene to early OligoceneSkeletonScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:ReptiliaOrder:TestudinesSuborder:CryptodiraSuperfamily:TestudinoideaFamily:TestudinidaeGenus:†Stylemys Leidy 1851Stylemys (meaning "pillar turtle") is the first fossil genus of dry land tortoise belonging to the order Testudines discovered in the United States. The genus lived in temperate to subtropical areas of North America, Europe, and Asia, based on fossil distribution.[1] The genus was first described in 1851 by Joseph Leidy.[2] The tortoise was common in the prehistoric Badlands, especially Nebraska and South Dakota. The species has also been found in the formations in and around Badlands National Park. Fossil fragments have also been found in the Palm Park Formation of New Mexico.[3] The ancient tortoises had primitive jaw muscles, unlike today's tortoises, which also display the os transiliens bone, and would have been herbivorous. While Stylemys species did exhibit the same neck structure as modern tortoises, the forelimbs were unsuitable for burrowing, setting them apart from modern genera.Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: EoceneFOSSILSROCK FEELS THE OPENING BID IS HONEST & FAIR - BUT WILL ENTERTAIN ANY RESONABLE OFFERSShipping is Simple: WE WILL FIND YOU THE MOST AFFORDABLE RATE - 100% INSUREDPlease * CLICK HERE * to see my other Listings as you very well may find more TREASURES******************************
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