1.7" Pennsylvanian Gastropod (Worthenia) Fossil - Texas

This is a 1.7" long example of Worthenia sp., a genus of gastropod that lived through the Pennsylvanian period. It was collected from the Graham Formation in Palo Pinto County, Texas. A very cool little specimen.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Worthenia sp.
LOCATION
Palo Pinto County, Texas
FORMATION
Graham Formation
SIZE
1.7" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#212120
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