Hi all!
These areBeautiful Large Fossil Scutes (Boney Armor) from the Ginat Extinct Ice Age Armadillo Holmesina from thePliocene and Pleistocene of Florida! The pieces measures between 1.5 and 1.7 Inches with no repair or restoration!
Each Scutecomes in a 4 x 4 inch floating frame with and info card that labels the fossil,details the age and location it was found, and some fun facts aboutHolmesina!
You willreceive one floating frame Holmesina Scute per order. Pictured are the scutesavailable, you may pick whichever one you want. If I don't hear from you beforeshipping, one will be picked at random.
Holmesina isa very close relative of armadillos that lived in the southeast U.S. during thePliocene and Pleistocene before going extinct 12 thousand years ago. Likemodern armadillos, they had a flexible shell made up of boney plates calledscutes. Unlike modern armadillos, which are omnivores, Holmesina was anherbivore and couldn’t curl up into a ball. It was also much larger than modernarmadillos reaching lengths of 6 and a half feet and weighing 220 pounds.
All my items come with a Certificate of Authenticity!
I do combined shipping upon request.
I have all sorts of fossils for sale at great prices and I upload new items frequently! Click on seller info to see my other items!
Thank you for reading please contact me with any questions.
Have a wonderful day!
Jako
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