2.2" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Crinoids With forests denser than those

With forests denser than those of the Cretaceous

a flexible middle section composed of two to as many as sixty-one overlapping segments that allowed movement and defensive behaviors

with Pyrite inclusions adding a touch of golden sparkle

the earliest known skeletal structure in the animal kingdom

and comparable marine fauna

2.2" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Crinoids With forests denser than thoseLocation: Madagascar Coast Weight: 0. 7 Ounces Dimensions: 2. 2 Inches Long, 1. 9 Inches Wide, 0. 15 Inches Thick Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Lived during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. They are thought to have existed from around 43,000 years ago until their extinction approximately around 10001200 CE. The Elephant bird, scientifically known as Aepyornis, is an extinct genus of