Spectacular, 7.1" Turtle (Trionyx) Skull - Hell Creek Formation

Spectacular, Turtle (Trionyx) Skull - Hell Creek Formation #113308

This is a spectacular, fossil Trionyx turtle skull from the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota. It's in wonderful condition is displays very aesthetically on it's custom display stand. A portion of the eye socket and nostril area on the right side of the head has been restored.

Trionyx is a genus of softshell turned that first appears in the Jurassic and is still alive today.

Includes pictured stand.

The Hell Creek Formation

Renowned for both its age and rich sedimentary layers, the Hell Creek Formation is one of the most intensively studied fossil-bearing regions on Earth. To date, scientists have documented 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants from its rocks, with new finds emerging regularly. Beyond iconic dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs, the formation has produced an extraordinary array of life, including amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, fish, sharks, birds, and early mammals. Together, these fossils provide the most complete picture of the ecosystems that thrived just before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.

SPECIES

Trionyx sp.

AGE

Late Cretaceous (~66 Million Years)