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7.7" Discosauriscus (Early Permian Reptiliomorph) - Czech Republic
This is a remarkably preserved, 7.7" long Discosauriscus from the Early Permian deposits of the Czech Republic. This is a phenomenal specimen, nicely articulated with all the short limbs present and displayed on a slab of rock. There is some restoration, to the digits on its feet.
Discosauricus was a small seymouriamorph that lived in Central Europe during the Lower Permian Period. Many seymouriamorphs were terrestrial or semi-aquatic. However, aquatic larvae bearing external gills and grooves from the lateral line system have been found, making them unquestionably amphibians. The adults were terrestrial. Some of the best fossils of Discosauricus species have been found in Boskovice basin in the Czech Republic.
Because the skeletons of Discosauriscus were lightly sclerotized, they are rarely as well preserved as the intact specimen found on this plate. This fossil clearly defines the wide jaws, short limbs, and relatively long tail of this species. A well-preserved, lateral-line system has been described by researchers, which suggests that Discosauriscus may have had electroreceptive organs.
Because the skeletons of Discosauriscus were lightly sclerotized, they are rarely as well preserved as the intact specimen found on this plate. This fossil clearly defines the wide jaws, short limbs, and relatively long tail of this species. A well-preserved, lateral-line system has been described by researchers, which suggests that Discosauriscus may have had electroreceptive organs.
SPECIES
Discosauriscus (Letoverpeton) sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Brno, Boskovice, Moravia, SE Czech Republic
FORMATION
Limnic Deposits
SIZE
7.7" long on 12 x 8 " rock
CATEGORY
ITEM
#264888
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