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VERY LARGE PLEISTOCENE LEFT-COILING SEA SNAIL SHELL - Sarasota County, Florida, U.S.A. PLIOCENE TO PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 5 million - 10,000 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 contrarium is that the internal cavity luster and nacre are still present with superb chatoyance and color. The external horns are well displayed and the paper-thin opening is intact. This remarkable gastropod fossil is not only rare for its condition but it makes for a highly aesthetic display specimen due to its exceptionally large size. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION.Sinistrofulgur contrarium is a member of a unique sub-genus Sinistrofulgur of left-coiling snails. This animal lived during the Pliocene / Pleistocene 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. If you want a very high-grade and stunning prehistoric sea snail fossil, we highly recommend this example. This sea snail was alive during the last Ice Age in North America when many gigantic and bizarre beasts walked the earth and swam in the oceans including the last days of the giant Megalodon shark! IMMACULATE CONDITION WITH INTACT FEATURES - INCREDIBLE LUSTER! 10" in length SOLD GA-005 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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