hoffy Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 @digit Soft shelled turtle Apalone sp. Pleistocene Peace River Arcadia, Fl Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Days after Ken @digit posted a notice about FLMNH looking for Florida turtle/tort specimens, I found this it was meant to be donated. I have never seen a turtle anywhere near complete come out of the Peace. On top of that there is enough to identify it as female! Florida Peace river softshell turtle prep - Fossil Preparation - The Fossil Forum 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmasterj Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Wow very nice, have found a TON of the little pieces but to find one that complete would really be amazing. Dark Water Megs www.DarkWaterMegs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I've seen this specimen at the museum. It is wonderfully complete for coming out of the Peace River. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Holy carp that's an awesome shell! I still need to go collect those tortoise pieces... This weekend, perhaps. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 For orientation: 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 We'd love to have you add this turtle carapace to our gallery here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/102935-fossil-contributions-to-paleontology-the-gallery/ This topic is a one stop shop where members can see all of the successful interactions that we've had with the professional paleontologist. Cheers. -Ken 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 That's an amazing shell. That came out of the Peace? I had no idea that material this complete could be found there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 1 minute ago, jdp said: I had no idea that material this complete could be found there. Generally they can't--that's what makes this specimen all the more special. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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