Lot 1204
Large 40 Million Year Old Chinese Turtle. Large 12x9" specimen of Maomingchelys, an extinct relative of modern turtles that lived more than 40 million years ago in Maoming, Guangdong Province, China. Virtually complete outer shell, dark brown color and heart shaped. The texture of the shell is well detailed as raised dimples. Several bones of the head are also present. The brown fossilized shell still sits atop a hard, lighter brown stone matrix which still may contain some of the limb bones. The sections of the turtle shell become easily disarticulated and it is rare to locate a whole, intact shell such as is present in this specimen. Add $40 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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| Realized $805 |
