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Interior is completely filled with original fossil shell pit matrix and is loaded with numerous other Pliocene Period specimens
Intact paper-thin ridges on exterior
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LARGE RARE LEFT-COILING PLIOCENE SEA SNAIL SHELL - Manatee County, Florida, U.S.A. PLIOCENE PERIOD: 5 - 1.81 million years ago Known for its splendid array of gastropod fossils, Florida is home to many fossil shell species in abundance. The nature of finding a gastropod fossil in a shell pit, for example, usually means that it will be heavily weathered and seriously damaged. Certainly, delicate features of the shell are almost always missing. What is most unique and exciting about this particular specimen of Sinistrofulgur grabaui is that the delicate anatomy is still intact and the entire shell is very dense and highly mineralized. The pronounced horns are well displayed and the paper-thin ridges are still present and wonderfully preserved. This remarkable gastropod fossil is not only rare but makes for a highly aesthetic display specimen. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION.Sinistrofulgur grabaui is a member of a unique sub-genus Sinistrofulgur of left-coiling snails. This animal lived during the Pliocene Period and was a predatory marine creature that fed mainly on bivalves by attaching itself to its prey with its foot and slowly rasping a hole in the shell of its unfortunate victim. Sinistrofulgur could move great distances and can go against tidal currents with the use of its powerful foot. Unique features of this species are the pronounced horns and protruding wrinkles on the shell body. If you want a very high-grade and stunning prehistoric sea snail fossil, we highly recommend this example. This is the only specimen of this species we have available at this time. IMMACULATE CONDITION WITH MANY RARE AND DELICATE ANATOMICAL FEATURES INTACT! 8.5" in length SOLD GA-004 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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