Platyostoma Gastropod Waldron Shale

This is Platyostoma niagarense gastropod from the Waldron Shale of Indiana featuring . It's Silurian in age or approximately 430 million years old. This specimen has been prepared using air abrasives and air scribe techniques.

Gastropods which are more commonly referred to as snails have been around since the Late Cambrian period. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. There are 611 families of gastropods, of which 202 families are extinct and appear only in the fossil record.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Platyostoma niagarense
LOCATION
Waldron, Indiana
FORMATION
Waldron Shale
SIZE
Gastropod 1.8" is diameter
CATEGORY
ITEM
#1927
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