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COMPLETE INTACT CLAW OF AN ICE AGE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE Suwannee River - Florida, U.S.A. PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 1.8 million years ago The Alligator Snapping turtle has survived extinction and lived beyond the end of the final Ice Age but this fossil specimen comes from the period before the end of the Pleistocene Period. This is complete and perfectly preserved claw from Macroclemys temminckii. It is in the finest condition and makes a welcome addition to any collection of North American Ice Age reptile fossils. There is NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. Macroclemys temminckii, or Alligator Snapping turtle is a species of the Macroclemys genus which is found only in North America. The genus includes three species: the extant Macroclemys temminckii, the extinct Macroclemys schmidti and the extinct Macroclemys auffenbergi. M. schmidti is described from the early middle Miocene of Nebraska and M. auffenbergi from the middle Pliocene of Florida. The Alligator Snapping turtle can grow to large proportions with average full-grown weights around 175 pounds and a shell 26 inches long. Their shell is made up of a series of pointed, heavy plates giving them the appearance of an armored dinosaur. These turtles are carnivores and scavengers, eating almost anything that comes their way. Their mouths are camouflaged inside and they employ a worm-like appendage that is used like a lure to attract small animals like fish, near their jaws for a quick kill. The Alligator Snapping turtle has a very powerful set of jaws and one can easily and quickly lose a finger in careless handling of this primitive-looking creature. COMPLETE CLAW SPECIMEN IN THE FINEST POSSIBLE PRESERVATION! 1.5" in length on the curve $70 MV14-004 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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