Marine reptile - Fossil matrix - Keichousaurus sp. - 15.3 cm - 8.5 cm (No Reserve Price)

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Keichousaurus sp., a marine reptile specimen from the Triassic period, conserved and in natural condition.

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Female Keichousaurus fossil, the animal is about 14.5 cm long (without bending). The general situation is dorsal type. The details are clear. The white line is quartz line. The fingers and toes have color enhancement.

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Keichousaurus (key-cho-saurus) is a genus of marine reptile in the pachypleurosaur family which went extinct at the close of the Triassic in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. The name derives from Kweichow (now Guizhou Province) in China where the first fossil specimen was discovered in 1957. They are among the most common sauropterygian fossils recovered and are often found as nearly complete, articulated skeletons, making them popular among collectors.


Female Keichousaurus fossil, the animal is about 14.5 cm long (without bending). The general situation is dorsal type. The details are clear. The white line is quartz line. The fingers and toes have color enhancement.

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Keichousaurus (key-cho-saurus) is a genus of marine reptile in the pachypleurosaur family which went extinct at the close of the Triassic in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. The name derives from Kweichow (now Guizhou Province) in China where the first fossil specimen was discovered in 1957. They are among the most common sauropterygian fossils recovered and are often found as nearly complete, articulated skeletons, making them popular among collectors.


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Specimen
Marine reptile
Scientific name
Keichousaurus sp.
Country of Origin
China
Geological Period
Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Conserved
Height
15.3 cm
Width
8.5 cm
Depth
1.2 cm
TaiwanVerified
2018
Objects sold
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