Marine reptile - Fossil matrix - Keichousaurus sp. - 21.8 cm - 10.5 cm (No Reserve Price)

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Male Keichousaurus fossil, the animal is about 24 cm long (without bending). The general situation is abdominal type. The details are clear. The white line is quartz line.

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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.


Male Keichousaurus fossil, the animal is about 24 cm long (without bending). The general situation is abdominal type. The details are clear. The white line is quartz line.

No reserve price!

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.


Details

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
21.8 cm
Width
10.5 cm
Depth
1.4 cm
TaiwanVerified
2017
Objects sold
99.54%
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