Fossil - Fossil matrix - Mixosaurus - 20 cm - 9 cm
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Mixosaurus fossil specimen from the Middle Triassic, conserved and in natural condition, authentic/original, with a juvenile appearance; overall height 20 cm, 9 cm wide and 1 cm deep, mounted in a matrix of about 20 × 9 × 1 cm.
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The Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This Mixosaurus is a juvenile. This piece is cleaned with pneumatic pen, so the fossil can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved, which like teeth are also very three-dimensional, lifelike feeling. This fossil has been cleaned very beautifully, and the bones are very distinct from the matrix. This is a nearly whole ichthyosaur!
The size of the fossil is 17 cm. Matrix is about 20*9*1 cm.
Mixosaurus was a small to medium-sized ichthyosaur, not growing more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length with small species not growing more than 1 metre (3.3 ft). It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle-like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later Ichthyosaurs.
The Mixosaurus is a kind of ichthyosaur. This Mixosaurus is a juvenile. This piece is cleaned with pneumatic pen, so the fossil can appear more three-dimensional, and many parts can be preserved, which like teeth are also very three-dimensional, lifelike feeling. This fossil has been cleaned very beautifully, and the bones are very distinct from the matrix. This is a nearly whole ichthyosaur!
The size of the fossil is 17 cm. Matrix is about 20*9*1 cm.
Mixosaurus was a small to medium-sized ichthyosaur, not growing more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length with small species not growing more than 1 metre (3.3 ft). It possessed a long tail with a low fin, suggesting it could have been a slow swimmer, but also possessed a dorsal fin for stability in the water. The paddle-like limbs were made up of five toes each, unlike the three toes found in later Ichthyosaurs.
Details
Specimen
Fossil
Scientific name
Mixosaurus
Geological period
Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Conserved
Height
20 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
1 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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