UW42475 - Chelonia, Carapace

Description

* Period/Epoch: Paleogene / Oligocene * Rock Formation: White River Fm. * State, County: Unknown Taxonomy: Reptilia>Chelonia Chelonia, or sea turtles, are an ancient group thought to have originated 220 million years ago. These animals have survived through several extinction events in Earth's history. This is a carapace, or hard upper shell, from the animal. Scanned with the David SLS-2"