2.2" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Crinoids a flexible middle section composed

a flexible middle section composed of two to as many as sixty-one overlapping segments that allowed movement and defensive behaviors

was an extraordinary genus of giant flightless birds that once inhabited Madagascar

and comparable marine fauna

and the specialized small Leidyosuchus

It typically forms striking hexagonal prismatic crystals with sharply pointed terminations

2.2" Elephant Bird Aepyornis Maximus Egg Shell Specimen Late Pleistocene Madagascar Crinoids a flexible middle section composedLocation: Madagascar Coast Weight: 0. 7 Ounces Dimensions: 2. 2 Inches Long, 1. 9 Inches Wide, 0. 15 Inches Thick Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Lived during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. They are thought to have existed from around 43,000 years ago until their extinction approximately around 10001200 CE. The Elephant bird, scientifically known as Aepyornis, is an extinct genus of