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LOT 1725
Natural History - Hyphalosaurus Fossil in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 122 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (9 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.) (150 grams, 16 cm (344 grams total, 24.5 x 17.5 cm including box)).
A Hyphalosaurus sp. fossil aquatic reptile in a sub-rectangular matrix; held in a display box with a fabric covering. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From China.
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
Hyphalosaurus means 'submerged lizard' and was a genus of freshwater aquatic reptiles that resembled miniature plesiosaurs. It was an active predator that captured small prey animals like arthropods and fish with a sideways strike, similar to modern crocodiles.
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