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LOT 2471
Natural History - Argochampsa Fossil Crocodile Skull
PALEOCENE PERIOD, 66-56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
17 3/4 in. (4.9 kg, 45 cm).
The upper part of Argochampsa krebsi on a sandy matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket.
Provenance
From Morocco.
From an East Anglian, UK, collection.
Footnotes
Argochampsa or 'Argo crocodile' is an extinct genus of eusuchian crocodylomorph, usually regarded as a gavialoid crocodilian, related to modern gharials. It lived in the Paleocene Period in Morocco. Described by Hua and Jouve in 2004, the type species is A. krebsi. Argochampsa and had a long narrow snout, and apparently marine in its behaviour.
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LOT 2471
Natural History - Argochampsa Fossil Crocodile Skull
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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