Description
Here is a very fine Naticonema Gastropod Snail from the famous Silurian Rochester Shale beds of Middleport, New York.
Here is your chance to own a classic fossils from a classic site.
Harder and Harder to obtain fossils from this private quarry in Middleport, New York.
This Naticonema Gastropod Snail exhibits the very fine detail. It is 1/2 inches wide by 7/8 inch tall. It is free of matrix and has been prepared using air abrasive technology.
These snails lived in the warm inland sea that covered the area during the Silurian Period some 420 million years ago. The fossils living near what is now Middleport New York were established near a delta system that periodically buried the fossils in silt. It is because the silt hardened into stone that preserved the creatures in detail.
And this Naticonema Gastropod Snail inhabited the ancient Silurian Seas along-side many other species. This snail is a must have for any collector of crinoids and especially of Rochester Shale fauna.
Because fossils are brittle this Naticonema Gastropod Snail comes in this handsome black, glass topped leatherette collectors case 3 x 4 inches.
NATICONEMA is a marine gastropod or snail. These snails are extinct though they resemble modern snails. They are often found in many marine deposits around the world.
The gastropod sit on a cream colored matrix . The gastropod is beautifully formed and is 7/8 by 3/4 inches wide.
Because this snail was professionally prepared with micro air abrasive technology it has great detail.
