Marine reptile - Fossil matrix - Keichousaurus sp. - 21 cm - 13 cm (No reserve price)

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Keichousaurus sp., a conserved natural marine reptile specimen from the Triassic period, originating in China, measuring 21 cm in height, 13 cm in width and 2 cm in depth.

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Male Keichousaurus fossil, the animal is about 25 cm long (without bending). The general situation is dorsal 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 25 cm long (without bending). The general situation is dorsal 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.


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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
21 cm
Width
13 cm
Depth
2 cm
TaiwanVerified
2024
Objects sold
99.55%
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