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Virtually Complete Turtle. Turtles are unique in the animal world, having their entire torso embedded in a bony shell casing. There still is no consensus about their origins. Turtle fossils are usually just the carapace without the head and limbs. This 125 million year old fossil 9.5 x 5 inch Mancherochelys sp. from Liaoning, China is the rare exception, having an excellent skull and parts of all four limbs and tail. This turtle has been fossilized in the ventral position with its webbed plastron sitting inside its carapace. The medium brown color is nicely contrasted against the lighter 10 x 7 inch stone matrix. Mancherochelys was a Crytodira turtle that could not withdraw its head and limbs inside like modern turtles. A rare, spectacular,and well detailed fossil turtle.

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Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.

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