Description: Offered is a fascinating and essentially complete reptile from the Late Permian of Madagascar, which is preserved in fine detail: an articulated example of the aquatic lizard-like reptile Barosaurus besairiei Piveteau, 1955.At 19cm (along axis) this is a good sized specimen. It has all four limbs in evidence; two essentially complete with well preserved digits, tarsals and carpals etc, The small skull is present and the vertebrae and ribs are well preserved andarticulated................many of the ribs show circular cross-sections under magnification; testimony to their original nature, which holds for all of the bones under magnification too.From the Lower Sakemena Formation (Lopingian) of the Morondava Basin, further cleaning with modern air tools would greatly enhance this already displayable specimen.Matrix approx 13cm X 8cm X 2cm: weight 0.35kg.Affordable price for such a well preserved and essentially complete example and a fascinating legacy of late Palaeozoic life.Please see additional 'Buy it Now' items: Google- Ace Fossils.............new material being added, including dinosaur, amphibians, fish, Eurypterids, trilobites and more from around the world....... plus new category- 'Rare and Unusual Trilobites' - for the specialist.Stuttgart Show 2024, St Marie Show 2024 and Munich Show 2023 stock being uploaded too!
Price: 169.5 USD
Location: Solihull
End Time: 2024-11-03T18:43:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 22.5 USD
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Fossil reptile; Barosaurus: Triassic of Madagascar
