3.4" Fossil Turtle Shoulder Blade Huge Hell Creek FM MT Dinosaur Cretaceous Age Stand

Location: Hell Creek Formation, Montana

Weight: 9.4 Ounces (With Metal Stand)

Dimensions: 5.5 Inches Long, 2.4 Inches Wide, 2.2 Inches Thick (With Metal Stand)

Fossils Dimensions: 3.4 Inches Long, 2.2 Inches Wide, 2.2 Inches Thick

Comes with a Custom Metal Stand.

The item pictured is the one you will receive.

Turtles thrived throughout the Cretaceous period, a 79-million-year span ending 66 million years ago, having already established themselves as a successful reptilian lineage. Their distinctive bony shells provided crucial protection and enabled remarkable diversification across terrestrial and aquatic environments. Fossil evidence reveals considerable variation in size and ecological niche—from small land-dwelling species to massive marine forms. The Late Cretaceous seas of North America hosted extraordinary specimens like Archelon, whose shell exceeded four meters in length, and the similarly sized Protostega. Both of these marine giants likely sustained themselves on jellyfish and other soft-bodied prey, representing the apex of Cretaceous turtle evolution. These fossils demonstrate how turtles successfully adapted to multiple habitats over millions of years of continuous development.