Large Cretaceous Fossil Turtle Claw from Hell Creek

Testudines claw

Class Reptilia, Order Testudines

Geological Time: Late Cretaceous

Size: Fossil claw is 42 mm in length

Fossil Site: Hell Creek Formation, Butte County, South Dakota

Fossil Code: PFV316

Price: $80.00

Description: Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines. They are characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield. The order Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species. The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards and snakes.

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