Giant Armadillo Scutes - Fossil Nevada reddish brown

reddish brown

The tunnel was located quite far away from any active areas so collecting these halites was difficult and time-consuming

LargeApproximate Size of 1 Piece: 32mm x 20mm x 12mmApproximate Weight of 1 Piece: 4

000 year old crater near Aktyubinsk

Giant Armadillo Scutes - Fossil Nevada reddish brownMined from: Florida, U. S. A. Era: Pleistocene Geological Age: Approximately 2. 5 million years ago to 11,700 years ago. Description: Armadillo scutes are the bony plates that form the protective outer covering of armadillos. These ones are from the species Holmesina floridanus, an extinct species of glyptodont, a type of large, armored mammal related to modern armadillos. Glyptodonts lived during the Pleistocene epoch, which lasted from about 2. 6