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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

Fossil bone

Fossilised jaw

Fossil carapace

Fossil fragment

Fossil mortality plate

Fossilised tusk

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

Russia

Netherlands

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)

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

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years) - Germany

Outstanding fossil starfish - Natural multiple - Fossilised animal - Ophiopetra lithographica - 9.2 cm - 9.2 cm  (No reserve price)

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years) - United States

Nanotyrannus - Fossil tooth - Nanotyrannus - 4 cm - 2 cm

Middle Cretaceous - Niger

Large theropod - Fossilised claw

Nice Fossil Crustacean - - Fossilised animal - Mecochirus longimanatus - 22 cm - 20 cm

Uncommon Triassic Ammonite with particular sutur lines - Fossilised animal - Ceratites armatus - 4.5 cm  (No reserve price)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years) - Morocco

Decorative fossilized stromatolite - Fossilised plant - 7.9 cm  (No reserve price)

Fine ammonite - Uncommon specie - Fossilised animal - Holcophylloceras polyolcum - 7.1 cm  (No reserve price)

Fine uncoiled ammonite - On stone - Fossilised animal - Crioceratites nolani - 5 cm  (No reserve price)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years) - Madagascar

Fine ammonite with nice preservation - Not polished - On elegant steel stand - Fossilised animal - Kranaosphinctes (Pachyplanulites) subevolutus - 10.1 cm  (No reserve price)

A fine preserved fossil ammonite from Solnhofen limestone - Fossilised animal - Subplanites cf. postrueppellianus - 32 cm - 31 cm

Devonian, Lower (419.2 - 393.3 million years) - Ukraine

Panzerfisch - Fossil matrix - Stensiopelta - Ukraine

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years) - France

Classic french location: Thorigné - Fine lot of ammonites - Fossilised animal  (No reserve price)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years) - Asia

Sabre-toothed Cat - Fossil matrix - Megantere - 39 cm - 30 cm

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years) - Ukraine

Woolly Mammoth - Fossil tooth - 14 cm - 25 cm  (No reserve price)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years) - France

Finest Ammonite - On stone - Outstanding preservation - Fossilised animal - Lytoceras fimbriatum - 28 cm

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