Super Awesome Stylemys Fossil Tortoise Crushed by a Predator Fossil oreodont skull Item number #VAHAS41

Item number #VAHAS41

Item#VAHEM72

from the Miocene of Virginia

2” in length by 3

Super Awesome Stylemys Fossil Tortoise Crushed by a Predator Fossil oreodont skull Item number #VAHAS41Stylemys nebrascensis fossil tortoise from Sioux county Nebraska, Brule Formation What makes this fossil stand out from typical well preserved Stylemys shells is the dramatic crushing and other evidence of a violent prehistoric encounter: the right front portion of the carapace is clearly crushed by a predator with clear puncture marks present as well. Based on the spacing and size my guess would be the predator was likely a Daphoenus There is a clear