Late Cretaceous Fauna - Turtle Shell

Zoology

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Frontier Gateway Museum

Late Cretaceous Fauna - Turtle Shell: Turtle shell - had been exposed to the elements and the shell is hardened nicely.
Late Cretaceous Fauna - Turtle Shell

Turtle shell - had been exposed to the elements and the shell is hardened nicely.

Name/Title

Late Cretaceous Fauna - Turtle Shell

Entry/Object ID

GH68.24.13

Description

turtle shell

Collection

Gregory Hagenston

Acquisition

Notes

Donation

General Notes

Note

Turtle shells scutes are a common Late Cretaceous fossil. The majority are scattered pieces. A complete shell section is a rare find and is generally fractured. The restoration is a jig saw puzzle experience, fitting and gluing the pieces back together. Many times brought in from the field in a cloth sack of pieces.