Fossil Reptile - Fossilised animal - Barasaurus besairiei

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Barasaurus besairiei is a natural-condition fossil reptile specimen from Madagascar (Ranohira, Vatambe) dating to the Upper Permian, Lopingian (259.1–251.9 Ma) and has been glued with no restoration.

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Well preserved, large, mostly complete fossil reptile Barasaurus besairiei (Piveteau, 1955). Barasaurus was mainly terrestrial reptile and probably ate mostly insects and crustaceans.
Glued. No restoration.

Age - Upper Permian, Lopingian, Lower Sakamena Formation
Locality - Madagascar, Ranohira, Vatambe
Matrix size: 225 x 144 x 33 mm
Reptile size: 205 x 135 mm
Weight: 1026 g

Class Reptilia
Order Proconolphonomorpha
Family Ownettidae

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Well preserved, large, mostly complete fossil reptile Barasaurus besairiei (Piveteau, 1955). Barasaurus was mainly terrestrial reptile and probably ate mostly insects and crustaceans.
Glued. No restoration.

Age - Upper Permian, Lopingian, Lower Sakamena Formation
Locality - Madagascar, Ranohira, Vatambe
Matrix size: 225 x 144 x 33 mm
Reptile size: 205 x 135 mm
Weight: 1026 g

Class Reptilia
Order Proconolphonomorpha
Family Ownettidae

If you have bought several items, combined shipping is possible. Please contact me.

Details

Specimen
Fossil Reptile
Scientific name
Barasaurus besairiei
Country of Origin
Madagascar
Geological Period
Permian, Lopingian (259.1 - 251.9 million years)
Condition
Natural
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