Mixosaurus (mixed lizard), Timor, China, 240 million years old, a type of ichthy…

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Mixosaurus (mixed lizard), Timor, China, 240 million years old, a type of ichthyosaur and transitional form between primitive ichthyosaurs with an eel-like stretched body and the more modern forms, which had a shape similar to today's definition, refers to this transitional character the name of the genus, found in 1980, cleaned with sandblasting technology so that the fossil appears three- dimensional and all parts have been perfectly preserved, fossil 38 cm, matrix plate approx. 41x24x3 cm, museum, collectible. # Limbs and gastralia are complete, approx. 9 kg, with a certificate attached, rarely found in this completeness

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Mixosaurus (mixed lizard), Timor, China, 240 million years o

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Mixosaurus 'mixed lizard', Timor, China, approx. 240 million years old, a type of ichthyosaur and a transitional form between primitive ichthyosaurs with an eel-like stretched body and the more modern forms, similar in shape to today's dolphins; The name of the genus, found in 1980, also refers to this transitional character, cleaned using the sandblasting technique so that the fossil appears three-dimensional and all parts have been perfectly preserved; the bones are clearly different from the matrix; Limbs and gastralia are complete, the size of the fossil is 46 cm, the matrix plate approx. 44 x 33 x 3 cm, approx. 7 kg, attached certificate, absolutely museum, rare to find in this condition

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