Two Early Permian Reptiliomorph (Discosauriscus) Fossils

This is a pair of Discosauriscus pulcherrimus fossils from the Early Permian deposits of the Czech Republic. The skull, vertebrae column, ribs and parts of the limbs can easily be seen. There are two repaired cracks through the rock, each of which runs through the fossils. Gap fill restoration can be found along the repaired crack running through the base of the skull of one of the animals. The other has a crack running along its body, also requiring gap fill restoration. The specimens measure 8.2" & 6" long on a rectangular 9.3 x 8.05" slab or rock.

It comes with an acrylic-metal display stand.

Discosauriscus 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 Discosauriscus 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.

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SPECIES

Discosauriscus pulcherrimus

AGE

Early Permian