Is This A Real Keichousaurus?

[gen]

Hello,

I got this from an antique store a while ago. It is supposed to be a Keichousaurus fossil from China.

The store owner claimed he had this item for over 10 years in this mounted state.

It was quite a pretty item seen from afar. I mean, its an articulated skeleton! Or at least it looks like an articulated skeleton...

It is mounted on drywall and has a nasty coat of lacquer on it. The lacquer is not well done at all! It omits quite a bit of detail.

Still, this piece seems quite detailed, so it might be real, but I really cannot tell for sure.

Any thoughts?

Sincerely,

Jay.

Edited November 23, 2014 by gen

[Auspex]

My impression is that it is an authentic specimen, predating the wave of 'mass-production' we see of late.

The coating that was applied is indeed very unfortunate.

[Bob]

It looks like a Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis to me , from what I can see it looks real .

[Auspex]

It looks like a Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis to me...

I think you are correct on that!

[-Andy-]

It looks like a Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis to me , from what I can see it looks real .

I echo this.

[gen]

Thanks guys for the input! Wow I never expected the fossil to be another species!

Sincerely,

Jay.

[gen]

I have just realized that this fossil might have very possibly been framed and mounted before Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis was even identified as a species in 1999. It was probably thought of as a Keichousaurus at that point of time.

So at some early point in its mounted state this fossil would have been an unidentified species!

Sincerely,

Jay.