Keichousaurus hui Marine Reptile Skeleton #08

Description

A Keichousaurus hui marine reptile fossil. This specimen is preserved in dorsal view. It has a mineral vein running the length of the skeleton and is well prepped, offering some excellent detail.

Keichousaurus 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.

Condition: Very Good

Size: 7.63 inch (length of Keichousaurus)

Age: 242 million years (Triassic, Spathian Stage)

Locality: Guizhou Province, China (Huxia Formation)