Fossil Turritella (Gastropod) Pendant - Sterling Silver

This is a beautiful, pendant made from polished, agatized gastropod (snail) fossils from Wyoming. The setting on this pendant is sterling silver.

These fossils are Eocene in age or approximately 45-50 million years old. While they are typically referred to as Turritella, these ones are technically of the species Elimia tenera. Elimia is a genus of freshwater snail while Turritella lived in salt water.