Lot 831
Aquatic 150 Million Year Old Reptile, Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensisgen was a strange looking aquatic reptile with a very long neck that lived 150 million years ago in fresh water lakes in Liaoning Province, China. Sinohydrosaurus translates to Chinese water dragon. This juvenile specimen is over 4.5 inches long and virtually complete (missing only a few digits in the feet) with all four legs, tiny rib bones and even smaller gastralia rib bones and most importantly an excellently detailed skull. This superbly detailed reptile is excellently preserved in the same position that it was buried in 150 million years ago on a 5 x 4 inch matrix of soft tuffaceous volcanic rock The tail is complete and curled in a defensive position which tells us that Sinohydrosaurus was able to move its tail in any direction and that the tail was not just stiff. Sinohydrosaurus may be an ancient relative of the fierce Komodo Dragon and complete museum quality specimens such as this one are becoming very difficult to locate. Housed in a 8 x 6 inch Riker mount.
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Estimated Value $400 - 500
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| Realized $360 |
