Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0444
Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 252-250 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 1/4 in. (4.34 kg, 28.5 cm).
Showing the acephalic skeleton of the extinct genus of diapsid reptile, on a rounded matrix.
Provenance
From Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
Claudiosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles from the Late Permian Sakamena Formation of the Morondava Basin, Madagascar. It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0444
Fossil Claudiosaurus Skeleton
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. 31.6 grams total, 54-56 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Bookend Pair
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A pair of bookends formed from fossiliferous stone showing multiple goniatite and orthoceras fossils, two large Goniatite sp. fossils set to the frontal face. 3.44 kg total, 16 cm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. 197 grams, 94 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
