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Giant Tortoise Osteoderms – Leg Armor Plates

PaleoCris — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:49:07 +0000

These are three fantastic, well preserved giant tortoise leg armor plates from the Pleistocene. This is from Hesperotestudo, a massive tortoise that was once native to both North and Central America. These fossils are usually pretty well preserved due to the density of the bone. These are quite heavy for their size and nearly indestructible. They are probably the least fragile fossils currently listed on this shop.

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Eocene Parrotfish Mouthplate Fossil Collection

PaleoCris — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:15:13 +0000

These fossils are from an extinct type of parrotfish that was roaming around Florida in the Eocene, long, long before even the iconic megalodon was roaming these same seas. These are beautiful and often colorful reef fish today and the type that these belonged to likely was as well. The fossils are incredibly well preserved considering their age, which is closer to the age of dinosaurs than to us.

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