Las Vegas Bob
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- Aug 25, 2005
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Very nice thanks for postingExcellent specimens of what's colloquially called "Turritella Agate" from the Eocene Green River Formation. The gastropods preserved in it are of course not marine-originated, true Turritella genus varieties, but rather they constitute fresh water snails called, scientifically, Elimia tenera.
Here are a couple of true Turritella gastropods I collected from the marine, middle Eocene Avenal Sandstone, California, several years ago:
Turritella Gastropods From The Middle Eocene Avenal Sandstone, California
That's a really cool find!