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    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Ichthyosauria
    Family: Stenopterygiidae(?)
    Genus: Stenopterygius(?)
    Species: Stenopterygius quadriscissus(?)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Early

    Stratigraphy

    Posidonia Shale Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Sebastian Schulz
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 24 cm

    Location

    Kromer Quarry
    Baden-Württemberg
    Germany

    Comments

    This piece was found by me two years ago in the Kromer Quarry near Holzmaden and was prepped by Roger Furze ( @Ludwigia ).


    On the piece you can see a disarticulated Ichthyosaur skull with some ribs and vertebrae. You can see one eyehole very good, although the eye itself isn't preserved. Isolated bones are not that rare in Holzmaden but such pieces are very rare!

     

    It could be a skull of a juvenile.

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    The Amateur Paleontologist

    The Amateur Paleontologist

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    I absolutely love this specimen - it's wonderful :D

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    1 hour ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said:

    I absolutely love this specimen - it's wonderful :D

    Thanks :dinothumb: Same here :D

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