Eocene Aged Fossil Snake Eggs - Bouxwiller, France

This is a pair of unusual fossils. Embedded in the limestone is two Eocene aged fossil snake eggs from Bouxwiller, France. These were laid on the bank of a lake during the Eocene period, about 50 million years ago. The rock formation was exposed in a now abandoned quarry and over 44 vertebrate species were described from the location in 1983. These eggs were identified as coming from a snake of the genus Ophidenovum.

Scan of the first page of the original paper describing this fauna in 1983 (in French)
Scan of the first page of the original paper describing this fauna in 1983 (in French)


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Ophidenovum sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Bouxwiller, France
SIZE
Each .8" long
ITEM
#12970
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