Land Turtle - Fossil fragment - Stylemis Nebrascensis
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Description from the seller
Stylemis Nebrascensis is the first fossil genus of terrestrial turtle belonging to the order Testudines discovered in the United States.
This species lived in the temperate and subtropical areas of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Specimen of notable size and well-preserved.
Thanks to professional preparation, it was possible to bring to light a large number of meticulous details.
A rare collectible and studio piece
Species: Stylemis Nebrascensis
Period: Oligocene
Dimensions: 550×410×230 mm
Weight: 51.1 kg
Origin: Badlands, South Dakota, USA
Shipping: The package will be carefully packed in a well-protected wooden crate and shipped with a trackable and insured express courier.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
Translated by Google TranslateStylemis Nebrascensis is the first fossil genus of terrestrial turtle belonging to the order Testudines discovered in the United States.
This species lived in the temperate and subtropical areas of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Specimen of notable size and well-preserved.
Thanks to professional preparation, it was possible to bring to light a large number of meticulous details.
A rare collectible and studio piece
Species: Stylemis Nebrascensis
Period: Oligocene
Dimensions: 550×410×230 mm
Weight: 51.1 kg
Origin: Badlands, South Dakota, USA
Shipping: The package will be carefully packed in a well-protected wooden crate and shipped with a trackable and insured express courier.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Specimen
Land Turtle
Scientific name
Stylemis Nebrascensis
Geological Period
Paleogene, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.03 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
51.1 kg
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