Marine reptile - Fossil skeleton - kechosaurius hui - 25 cm - 11.5 cm
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Keichousaurus hui, a complete marine reptile specimen from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) in natural condition, with original shale matrix, 24 cm body length, 3 cm thorax width and about 1.5 kg, authentic/original.
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Magnificent complete Keichousaurus hui, a Middle Triassic Anisian marine reptile, 240 Ma, Falang Formation, Guanling, Guizhou Province, China.
Exceptional dimensions for the species:
- Animal 24 cm from snout to tail tip, measures about one meter
- Thoracic width 3 cm side by side, robust mature adult male specimen
- Plate 25 x 12 cm, thickness 1.5 cm, weight 1–1.5 kg
- Maximum species length 30 cm, this one 24 cm = large adult
Quality and authenticity:
- Dorsal view, fully articulated skeleton
- Skull with clearly visible orbits, complete spine, pachyostotic ribs thickened in natural 3D relief, no paint
- Forelimbs with widened ulna characteristic of the species, hindlimbs complete with 5 digits and articulated phalanges
- Tail complete to the tip
- 3D relief of 2-3 mm visible in profile photos under oblique lighting
- Natural geological fissures traversing both the matrix and the bones, proof of authenticity
- Original matrix in grey shale, old edge consolidation from the 1980s typical for Guanling, no restoration on the skeleton
Provenance: Former private collection, stock pre-ban, acquired from a brocante in Nimes. With a legal declaration of origin.
A superior collectible piece by its size (24 cm) and thoracic width (3 cm) indicating an adult male.
Magnificent complete Keichousaurus hui, a Middle Triassic Anisian marine reptile, 240 Ma, Falang Formation, Guanling, Guizhou Province, China.
Exceptional dimensions for the species:
- Animal 24 cm from snout to tail tip, measures about one meter
- Thoracic width 3 cm side by side, robust mature adult male specimen
- Plate 25 x 12 cm, thickness 1.5 cm, weight 1–1.5 kg
- Maximum species length 30 cm, this one 24 cm = large adult
Quality and authenticity:
- Dorsal view, fully articulated skeleton
- Skull with clearly visible orbits, complete spine, pachyostotic ribs thickened in natural 3D relief, no paint
- Forelimbs with widened ulna characteristic of the species, hindlimbs complete with 5 digits and articulated phalanges
- Tail complete to the tip
- 3D relief of 2-3 mm visible in profile photos under oblique lighting
- Natural geological fissures traversing both the matrix and the bones, proof of authenticity
- Original matrix in grey shale, old edge consolidation from the 1980s typical for Guanling, no restoration on the skeleton
Provenance: Former private collection, stock pre-ban, acquired from a brocante in Nimes. With a legal declaration of origin.
A superior collectible piece by its size (24 cm) and thoracic width (3 cm) indicating an adult male.
Details
Number of objects
1
Specimen
Marine reptile
Scientific name
kechosaurius hui
Country of origin
China
Geological period
Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
1500 g
Height
25 cm
Width
11.5 cm
Depth
1.2 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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