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Tortoise fossil


Crazyhen

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That is gorgeous! 

Though the cracks are clearer, one can still clearly see the sutures between the scutes, even the nuchal scute is quite clear, the little one at the front between the first two marginals. 

Growth lines clearly in evidence, particularly on the costal scutes. 

 

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Tortoise Friend.

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Granted, I am far from expert, but the first thing I thought was reproduction, it's just so...perfect.

 

That being said, again I know very little about that. 

 

I am likely mistaken, and it is an exquisite fossil!

 

I dig in the river and have no experience with an entire animal preserved. Never dug in mines or rock.

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It should be collected from He Zheng of Gansu.  You know a lot of mammals and other animals’ fossil were discovered there and it’s termed He Zheng formation.  Another nicely preserved specimen below.

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