Pliosaur - Fossil vertebra bone - indeterminate Sauropterygia - 38 cm

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Natural Pliosaur specimen of indeterminate Sauropterygia from the Turonian stage of the Upper Cretaceous, prepared in France and embedded in its natural matrix, weighing about 6.4 kg with approximate dimensions of 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.

Details

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
Authenticity
Original/official
FranceVerified
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Objects sold
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