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GIANT ARMADILLO FLORIDANUS FOOT CLAW Withlacoochee River - Florida, U.S.A. LATE PLIOCENE PERIOD: 3.2 - 1.8 million years ago From Late Pliocene deposits in Florida, this is a complete beautifully preserved foot claw of the extinct Giant Armadillo Holmesina floridanus. High grade fossils such as these, of this strange beast of the last Ice Age in Florida, are highly uncommon in most fossil collections. Claw is completely intact and without damage. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. An exquisite display specimen from a prehistoric creature most in the general population 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. UNUSUAL, FOSSIL CLAW OF A BIZARRE BEAST FROM THE LAST ICE AGE - PERFECT PRESERVATION! 1.5" long on the curve $155 LM5-018 Actual Item - One Only |
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