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Fossil egg of an extinct turtle - Fossilized shell - Fossilised egg - Aldabrachelys Abrupta - 59 mm - 59 mm
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Fossil egg of an extinct turtle - Fossilized shell - Fossilised egg - Aldabrachelys Abrupta - 59 mm - 59 mm

Questo uovo fossilizzato di Aldabrachelys abrupta, in perfetto stato di conservazione, proveniente dalle antiche terre del Madagascar, è una rara evidenza paleontologica che ci svela dettagli fondamentali sul comportamento riproduttivo di maestose tartarughe giganti ormai estinte. Con una struttura calcificata complessa e ben conservata, l’uovo testimonia le strategie di sopravvivenza sviluppate in un ambiente insulare caratterizzato da predatori e condizioni climatiche mutevoli. Le sue dimensioni e la microstruttura rivelano l’adattamento evolutivo della specie, progettato per proteggere l'embrione in un habitat difficile.

No. 96075295

No longer available
Fossil egg of an extinct turtle - Fossilized shell - Fossilised egg - Aldabrachelys Abrupta - 59 mm - 59 mm

Fossil egg of an extinct turtle - Fossilized shell - Fossilised egg - Aldabrachelys Abrupta - 59 mm - 59 mm

This fossilized egg of Aldabrachelys abrupta, in perfect preservation, originating from the ancient lands of Madagascar, is a rare paleontological evidence that reveals fundamental details about the reproductive behavior of majestic giant turtles now extinct. With a complex and well-preserved calcified structure, the egg demonstrates survival strategies developed in an insular environment characterized by predators and changing climatic conditions.
Its size and microstructure reveal the evolutionary adaptation of the species, designed to protect the embryo in a challenging habitat.

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