This is a very nice fossil gastropod of the species Athleta (Volutospina) spinosus with color pattern preservation. The fossil Athleta spinosus is about 35 mm long. | |||
Location: | Damery, Champagne, France | ||
Size of matrix: | about 60 x 72 mm | ||
Age: | Paleogene, Eocene, Lutetian (about 45 Mill. years) |