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1.5" Jurassic Sea Snail (Pyrgotrochus) Fossil - Évrecy, France
This is a beautiful, 1.5" tall Pyrgotrochus elongatus fossil sea snail shell from a Middle Jurassic (Bajocian Stage) marine deposit in Évrecy, France. The fossil is fully inflated with very nice surface detail.
Gastropods, or snails, have been around since the Late Cambrian period. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. There are 611 known families of gastropods, of which 202 families are extinct and appear only in the fossil record.
SPECIES
Pyrgotrochus elongatus
LOCATION
Évrecy, France
SIZE
1.5 x 1.25"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#367745
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