Female Keichousaurus fossil, the matrix is about 28.5*19 cm, and the animal is about 21 cm long.
Keichousaurus (key-cho-saurus) is a genus of marine reptile in the pachypleurosaur family which went extinct at the close of the Triassic in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. The name derives from Kweichow (now Guizhou Province) in China where the first fossil specimen was discovered in 1957. They are among the most common sauropterygian fossils recovered and are often found as nearly complete, articulated skeletons, making them popular among collectors.
- Espécimen
- Fósil
- Objeto
- En matriz
- Nombre científico
- Keichousaurus sp.
- Origen
- China
- Periodo geológico
- Triásico - triásico superior, (201,3 – 251.9 millones de años)
- Estado
- En buen estado
- Tratamiento
- Conservado