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RARE GIANT ARMADILLO FINEST GRADE TOOTH Santa Fe River - Florida, U.S.A. LATE PLIOCENE PERIOD: 3.2 - 1.8 million years ago Fine grade complete fossil teeth from Giant Armadillos are rare and found in far fewer numbers than other types of fossils from the same animal. This is the best of the few complete teeth we have ever offered from this bizarre beast of North America's final Ice Age. This is a complete premolar and includes the delicate hollow root. Beautiful jet black enamel covers the entire tooth and a full, undamaged chewing surface is present. Tooth is completely intact and without damage. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. An exquisite display specimen from a prehistoric creature most people have no knowledge of! Highly unique as well as educational. In North America, there are two species of Holmesina that are known with both based on Florida finds. The smaller animal is named, H. floridanus and lived during the late Pliocene on into the early Pleistocene. Floridanus' larger cousin at more than twice its size, H. septentrionalis, ranged from the middle to late Pleistocene. At over 600 pounds and exceeding 6 feet in length, the Giant Armadillo must have been one heavy land tank of an animal. It is believed these creatures spread to Florida during the Pleistocene from their original domain in South America. It is still a mystery as to what they ate. Modern armadillos eat insects but to sustain 600 pounds of body mass would have required some other type of food source. About 9800 years ago, a dramatic shift in the climate caused their extinction in Florida. VERY UNCOMMON AND ESPECIALLY IN SUCH SUPERB PRESERVATION - COMPLETE AND UNDAMAGED 1.65" long on the curve SOLD LM3-020 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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