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EXTINCT
PLIOCENE NEVERITA GASTROPOD FOSSIL SHELL WITH BEAUTIFUL BABY BLUE HUE
Sarasota
County, Florida, U.S.A.
PLIOCENE
PERIOD: 5 - 1.8 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. Contrary to fossil gastropods typically
found in Florida, this is an exceptional specimen of Neverita
floridana. Neverita floridana is an extinct gastropod which died
out at the end of the Pliocene Period in Florida, U.S.A..
The fossil shell is complete with
a beautiful display of soft flowing lines in its anatomy. Natural
baby blue and white hue from minerals in the ground during the
fossilization process makes this a beautiful display specimen. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION.
Neverita floridana is an extinct
gastropod which lived and died out during the Pliocene Period in
Florida. It 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. Neverita
floridana could move great distances and could 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!
STUNNING
NATURAL BABY BLUE AND WHITE COLOR - INTACT!
2.5"
in length
SOLD
GA-027 INCLUDES
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