Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France

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Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France
  • Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France
  • Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France
  • Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France
  • Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France

  • Fossil snake egg, ophiodienovum sp, Eocene 50 ma, Bouxwiller France

  • Complete fossil measures approx- 50mm x 40mm x 20mm. Egg measures approx- 22mm long
  • £95.00
Each fossil is one of a kind, but a similar fossil may still be available to purchase.

Found at an abandoned quarry in Bouxwiller, France these types of eggs have been identified as being from a snake, Ophiodienovum sp, dating back to the Eocene 50 million years ago. 
These types of fossilised eggs vary in preservation, this particular egg which is more sought after has been replaced with calcite which has kept the fossil looking almost lifelike within its original matrix.