Pliosaur - Fossilised shell - indeterminate Sauropterygia - 38 cm

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Natural prepared Pliosaur vertebra specimen of indeterminate Sauropterygia from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian), from France, embedded in its natural matrix, weighing 6.4 kg and measuring about 38 × 25 cm.

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Species: indeterminate Sauropterygia
Age: Cretaceous, Turonian
Locality: Asfla, Morocco

Measurements: c. 38 × 25 cm
Weight: 6.4 kg

These Sauropterygia vertebrae are still embedded in their natural matrix rock. The piece is natural (without restorations or reconstructions) and was prepared in our workshop so as to make the vertebrae “pop” against the natural matrix.

Species: indeterminate Sauropterygia
Age: Cretaceous, Turonian
Locality: Asfla, Morocco

Measurements: c. 38 × 25 cm
Weight: 6.4 kg

These Sauropterygia vertebrae are still embedded in their natural matrix rock. The piece is natural (without restorations or reconstructions) and was prepared in our workshop so as to make the vertebrae “pop” against the natural matrix.

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Specimen
Pliosaur
Scientific name
indeterminate Sauropterygia
Country of Origin
France
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
6.4 kg
Height
38 cm
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