07345 - Beautiful 1.02 Inch Chalcedonized Fossil Gastropod Cretaceous Dakhla Neltneria The exact taxonomic classification is

The exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the claw rests of the Pterosaurs in the North African Upper Cretaceous

prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge

Part of the digestive system is preserved and visible

Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1902

07345 - Beautiful 1.02 Inch Chalcedonized Fossil Gastropod Cretaceous Dakhla Neltneria The exact taxonomic classification isChaledonized gastropods (specimen at fat left is 3. 0 cm tall) these snail shells have been replaced by translucent, fibrous, microcrystalline quartz (SiO2). This variety of quarz is called chalcedony. Chalcedonization is a variety of silicification. Chalcedonized fossils are uncommon.