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PERFECT PREHISTORIC NORTH AMERICAN LLAMA TOE BONE - Suwannee River - Florida, U.S.A. PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 1.4 million - 10,000 years ago White and perfect thanks to rare preservation afforded by a Pleistocene spring deposit off the Suwannee River. This spectacular fossil toe bone (metapodial) is from a prehistoric llama that once thrived in Florida, Paleolama mirifica.This fossil toe bone is an exceptionally intact example that features the finest possible preservation. Last two images show unreal joint surfaces that rival modern bone. The specimen is exactly as found and is 100% complete and perfect with no damage. NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. Dating back to the Miocene Period 9 million years ago, North American lamine camelids exist as several species all of the genus Hemiauchenia. Some of these species were as tall as a modern camel with other species being about the size of a modern llama. All were of a lighter build than modern comparisons. In the Early Pleistocene, the genus Paleolama first appears in Florida. Only one species is attributed to this genus and is identified as Paleolama mirifica. This animal had shorter, stocky limbs and more closely represented the llamas that survived the extinction of their North American cousins and live today in South America. In North America, all members of the Camelidae family thrived up to the end of the Pleistocene. Today, they are survived only by species living in the high plains of South America and in parts of Paraguay. Florida's history of terrestrial vertebrates is extremely important to our fossil record. Without the knowledge gained from these fossils, the history of Cenozoic terrestrial life on the North American continent would be very incomplete. THE BEST POSSIBLE EXAMPLE OF A FOSSIL BONE - WHITE FROM A PLEISTOCENE SPRING DEPOSIT 3.25" in length overall SOLD LM46-006 Actual Item - One Only |
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