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1" Jurassic Sea Snail (Pyrgotrochus) Fossil - Calvados, France
This is a beautiful, 1" tall Pyrgotrochus elongatus sea snail shell fossil from a Middle Jurassic (Bajocian Stage) marine deposit in the Calvados Department of France. The fossil is fully inflated with very nice surface detail and is still partially embedded in the rock it was found in.
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
Calvados Department, Normandy Region, France
SIZE
Shell: 1 x 1", Entire Specimen: 2.2 x 1.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#367747
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