1.29" Cretaceous Fossil Turtle (Toxochelys) Leg Bone - Kansas

This is a 1.29" late Cretaceous aged fossil skull bone of a marine turtle (Toxochelys sp.). It was found in the Smoky Hill Chalk of the Niobrara Formation in Kansas, a very fossiliferous marine formation. This is a partial femur, comprising the distal head, where it would connect to the tibia and fibula bones of the lower leg in a living animal. It is about 30% of the complete bone, and is worn lightly on the head and breakpoint.

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