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8" Early Permian Reptiliomorph (Discosauriscus) - Czech Republic
This is a rare, 8" long Discosauriscus from the Early Permian deposits of the Czech Republic. The skull, vertebrae column, ribs and parts of the limbs can easily be seen, though the end of the tail is running off of the rock. There is some restoration to the digits on its limbs and part of the ribs.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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 pulcherrimus
AGE
LOCATION
Boskovice, Moravia, SE Czech Republic
FORMATION
Limnic Deposits
SIZE
8" long on 10 x 5.87" rock
CATEGORY
ITEM
#280842
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