AWESOME FOSSIL PECCARY COLLECTION - BONE VALLEY FLORIDA

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This auction is for a collection of 5 fossil specimens of the Extinct Peccary, Catagonus brachydontus , which were all collected from the Bone Valley Phosphate Mines of Central Florida. This collection includes: 1 Large Upper Tusk measuring 2.75âe long 1 complete Astragalus (anklebone) measuring 1.5âe long 1 partial Tibia (with proximal end that can fit the astragalus!) measuring 5.5âe long 2 mostly complete Metatarsals (foot-bones) measuring around 4âe long each. None of these fossils have had any restoration done and they are composite in nature and not from an associated individual animal. This is really a great collection to display or for comparision from a famous fossil site that is mostly mined out. Fossils from Floridaâe(tm)s Bone Valley area were collected during the different phosphate mining operations that took place in the central part of the state. During the late 1990âe(tm)s almost all of the fossil-bearing phosphate deposits have been mined out, making these fossils increasingly harder to acquire! Fossils from the Bone Valley are highly prized & sought after because of their unique coloration from the different clays & minerals in the sediment and have produced some of the worldâe(tm)s most beautifully preserved Megalodon âeoeGiant Great Whiteâe Shark Teeth ever found . The Bone Valley Formation also has read more

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