Thursday, September 4, 2014

Strombus bubonius Gastropod Fossil


Here is a picture of a Strombus bubonius gastropod fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed at the time of the middle/late Pleistocene Period (geological timescale: Tyrrhenian). Fossil was found in Rovagnese-Calabria, Italy.

Image taken in June 2014.