Turritella agate

[Las Vegas Bob]

 

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[Las Vegas Bob]

Excellent 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

Very nice thanks for posting

 

[AuSomeness]

That's a really cool find!

 

[Las Vegas Bob]

That's a really cool find!

Thank you.