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COMPLETE RARE EXTINCT PLIOCENE GASTROPOD FOSSIL SCAPHELLA TOMSCOTTI Collier 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 Scaphella tomscotti. Scaphella tomscotti is an extinct gastropod which died out at the end of the Pliocene Period in Florida, U.S.A..Scaphella tomscotti is a rare and uncommon species. This particular specimen is complete and intact with some of the finest preservation you will ever see. The internal luster is still present in this complete superb fossil shell. The anatomy is highly detailed and exceptionally preserved with the thin opening intact. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. This member of the Scaphella genus 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. These creatures were able to move great distances and could go against tidal currents with the use of their 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! REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED AND INTACT SPECIMEN THROUGHOUT! 4.4" in length SOLD GA-029 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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