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1.7" Chalcedony Replaced Gastropod With Sparkly Quartz - India
This is a stunning chalcedony replaced gastropod fossil from Betul, India. This specimen has been polished to reveal the once hollow cavity of the shell that has been filled with a pocket of beautiful druzy quartz crystals. It has also been cut flat on the back side so that it displays nicely on a flat surface.
These gastropod fossils are reportedly Cretaceous in age, though I have not been able to determine anymore information about them.
These gastropod fossils are reportedly Cretaceous in age, though I have not been able to determine anymore information about them.
Gastropods, or snails, have been around since the Late Cambrian period. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. There are 611 known families of gastropods, of which 202 families are extinct and appear only in the fossil record.
SPECIES
Unknown
AGE
LOCATION
Betul, Central India
SIZE
1.7" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#269813
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