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PERFECTLY PRESERVED AND DENSE 'AS NEW' ARTICULATING SURFACE
REMARKABLE DETAIL WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR EROSION - PERFECT INVESTMENT SPECIMEN!
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ULTRA RARE PERFECT GIANT ARMADILLO HOOF / CLAW - DeSoto County - Florida, U.S.A. PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 1.81 million years - 10,000 years ago This magnificent Giant Armadillo hoof / claw is unquestionably the finest example we have seen. It is perfect in every way with stunning preservation and detail. It once belonged to the foot of the Giant Armadillo species Holmesina septentrionalis, a fascinating but now extinct beast that once inhabited what is now Florida in the United States. This solid and well-mineralized claw is remarkable in its condition and is a very uncommon find. Believe it or not, dinosaur claws from the Cretaceous are more plentiful than a fossil Giant Armadillo claw! It is rare in both its quality of preservation and its degree of perfect completeness having been protected deep in a layer of river clay where it was discovered. The surface is impeccable and shows every minute detail as shown above in the close-up images. No portion of either end is missing and the articulating surface is so dense and well-preserved that this claw / hoof appears as good as it did back in the last Ice Age. A specimen this rare and in this perfect of a condition would be an excellent investment specimen as well as serve as a valuable original specimen to make a cast of for any company selling educational replicas. You will not find a finer specimen to beat this one! Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. This beauty is AS FOUND!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 RARE FIND, MUCH MORE SO THAN DINOSAUR CLAWS - INTACT AND BEST ONE WE HAVE SEEN! 1.65" long x 1.45" wide SOLD LM5-005 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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