La Brea Golden Eagle Talon | Aquila chrysaetos | Maricopa, California fossil glue hand selected polished orthoceras (Cephalopod)

hand selected polished orthoceras (Cephalopod) fossil specimen measuring approx

The lower jaw is always relatively small and thin compared to the upper jaw

This beautiful fluorite palm stone has distinctive purples and greens which are natural to this mineral

These fossils come from the final layer of the Upper Olenellus-zone of the Pioche Formation

La Brea Golden Eagle Talon | Aquila chrysaetos | Maricopa, California fossil glue hand selected polished orthoceras (Cephalopod)Aquila chrysaetos Late Pleistocene epoch Approx. 20,000 30,000 years old Rancho La Brea Formation Maricopa, California Specimen approx. size: 1. 75" *3mm of tip is restored* Due to their fragile nature, bird bones are relatively less common in the fossil record than those of other taxa. However, thanks to the preservative properties of asphalt, Rancho La Brea has one of the worlds largest collections of fossil birds, with about 140 species