Lot 712
Complete Aquatic 150 Million Year Old Reptile Sinohydrosaurus. 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 4.75 inch specimen on a 6.5 x 3.75 inch tuffaceous volcanic rock matrix is virtually complete (missing only some claws and 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 with the upper jaw filled with very small sharp teeth. Sinohydrosaurus may be an ancient relative of the fierce Komodo Dragon. This excellent quality specimen is preserved in a 8 x 6" Riker mount. Estimate Value $350 - UP
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