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Turtle fossil spur, 3/4×1/2″; Pleistocene, North FL,
The spurs are more pronounced and visible in male specimens and have been observed in use during courtship behavior. The spurs are specifically used in the clasping and stimulation of females by males during courtship and mating. In certain species, males will also use their spurs to engage in combat with one another.
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Florida during the Ice Age was home to Giant Land Tortoises, similar to the ones now only found in the Galapagos. These fossils in this collection consists of vertebrae, metatarsals, claws, spurs, scapulas, humerus, femurs, radius & tibias of Florida turtle fossils and Giant Florida tortoises.
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