LM5-009 - PREHISTORIC EXTINCT GIANT ARMADILLO FOSSIL ATLAS VERTEBRA

Product Description

ID

Holmesina septrionalis

FOUND

Suwannee River
 - Florida, U.S.A.

AGE

PLEISTOCENE:
  1.8 million - 10,000 years

SIZE

3.4" across x 1.85" high

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION

NOTE

CHOICE PRESERVATION

Comes with a certificate of 
authenticity / information sheet

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From the Pleistocene deposits of the Suwannee River, this magnificent UNBROKEN Giant Armadillo atlas vertebra is an uncommon example as these are usually broken when discovered.  The species this specimen belongs to is Holmesina septentrionalis.  This well-mineralized vertebra is remarkable in its condition and is a very rare find.  The bone is so well preserved that it clinks like fine china.  All articulating joint surfaces are in exceptionally dense condition.  The atlas vertebra is the first vertebra just behind the skull.  NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION.  This beauty is AS FOUND!