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A tortoise fossil is the preserved skeletal and shell remains of an ancient land tortoise, transformed into stone over millions of years through geological processes. The carapace (upper shell) and plastron (lower shell) are often well-preserved, showing the arrangement and texture of the scutes, reflecting the tortoise’s strong defensive adaptations. Some specimens also retain limb bones, vertebrae, and tail bones, highlighting their terrestrial lifestyle with robust legs and domed shells. Tortoise fossils hold significant value in paleontology, offering insights into evolutionary biology and aiding the reconstruction of ancient environments and ecosystems.

Cenozoic (66 - 0 million years) - China

integral - Fossilised animal - Tortoise - 15 cm

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Dimensions

Height

Width

Depth

Object

Fossilised animal

Fossil tooth

Fossil teeth

Amber

Fossil matrix

Fossil skeleton

Fossilised plant

Fossil cabochon

Fossilised shell

Fossil plate matrix

Fossilised tusk

Fossil bone

Fossilised jaw

Fossil carapace

Fossil fragment

Fossil mortality plate

Fossil molar

Fossil skull

Fossilised egg

Fossil vertebra bone

Fossilised claw

Fossilised wood

Tooth

Tusk bone

Country of origin

Morocco

Madagascar

North America

Indonesia

Asia

China

Myanmar

Lebanon

Netherlands

Russia

Turkey

U.S.

Dominican Republic

Ukraine

South America

Africa

Algeria

Condition

Natural

Restored

Enhanced

Reassembled

Manipulated

Composed

Good condition

Reconstructed

Period

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian (323.2 - 298.9 million years)

Devonian, Lower (419.2 - 393.3 million years)

Triassic, Upper (237 - 201.3 million years)

Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)

Neogene, Pliocene (5.33 - 2.58 million years)

Devonian, Middle (393.3 - 382.7 million years)

Jurassic, Middle (174.1 - 163.5 million years)

Quaternary, Holocene (0.0117 - 0 million years)

Cambrian (541 - 485.4 million years)

Paleogene, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.03 million years)

Triassic, Lower (251.9 - 247.2 million years)

Cambrian, Furongian (497 - 485.4 million years)

Style

Paleolithic

Treatment

Conserved

Polished

Composite

Before 1400

Specimen

Megalodon

Ammonite

Trilobite

Dinosaur

Mosasaur

Shark

Fish

Woolly Mammoth

Marine reptile

Burmese amber

Fossil

Spinosaur

Crab

Crinoid

Fern

Starfish

Pterosaur

Turtle

Fossil wood

Hippopotamus

Nautilus

Sea Urchin

Copal

Plesiosaur

Provenance

Private collection

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years) - Baltic sea

Amber - Amber - Beetle Larva Coleoptera and Spider Araneae - Rare - 22 mm - 3 mm  (No reserve price)

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years) - Morocco

Marine reptile - Fossil tooth - Plesiosaurus - 5.02 cm  (No reserve price)

A very rare squid with hooks . Museum quality - Fossilised animal - Phragmoteuthis conocauda - 28.5 cm - 10 cm

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years) - Madagascar

Ammonite - Fossilised animal - Aioloceras (Cleoniceras) sp. - 19 cm - 16 cm  (No reserve price)

Cretaceous

Burmese amber - Fossil cabochon - Lot of 3 pieces, all with Detailed Hymenoptera (Wasp) fossil insect inclusions  (No reserve price)

Burmese amber - Fossil cabochon - with Detailed Hymenoptera (Wasp) fossil insect inclusion  (No reserve price)

Amber  (No reserve price)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years) - Lithuania

Natural Baltic Amber - Fossil 3 Insects Pendant Silver 925 Gold Plated - Amber  (No reserve price)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years) - Indonesia Java Cikalong

Megalodon tooth 11,2 cm - Fossil tooth - Carcharocles megalodon

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years) - Poland

Very beautiful insect, well clear, in a Baltic amber cabochon. - Amber - 10.5 mm - 8.9 mm  (No reserve price)

Megalodon tooth 5,7 cm - Fossil tooth - Carcharocles megalodon  (No reserve price)

Lower Cretaceous, Aptian/Albian stage ( 113 million years)

Set of 2 Large Suchomimus tenerensis Spinosaurid Dinosaur Teeth - Cretaceous Elrhaz Fm - Fossil teeth  (No reserve price)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years) - Morocco

Whale - Fossil tooth - Basilosaurus - 5.3 cm - 2.5 cm  (No reserve price)

Shark - Fossil tooth - O. Obliquus - 6.8 cm - 5.2 cm  (No reserve price)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years) - Algeria

Dinosaur - Fossil tooth - carcharodontosaurus saharicus - 4.4 cm  (No reserve price)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years) - North America

Megalodon - Fossil tooth - 10.8 cm - 7.5 cm

Quaternary, Holocene (0.0117 - 0 million years) - Madagascar

Copal - Amber - Insect ready for a ring - Jurassic park - 23 mm - 16 mm  (No reserve price)

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