7.8" Fossil Salamander (Chelotriton) - Gračanica, Bosnia

This is an amazing 7.8" fossil salamander (Chelotriton paradoxus) from Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a very well preserved specimen with excellent bone preservation. The rock that it was prepped from has been cut flat along its edges and measures 10.3 x 5.4". The rock in which the salamander was found is rather thin so a backing has been applied for stability.

Chelotriton is an extinct salamander that closely resembles two living salamanders Tylototriton and Echinotriton.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

There are a couple repaired cracks through the rock/fossil. Small spots of gap fill restoration was required within these cracks. The proximal caudal vertebrae have been restored.