Keichousaurus fossils

Middle Triassic age, Guanling Formation, Xingyi, Guizhou, China.

The matrix is a compacted mix of fine volcanic ash, silt and is intersected by natural calcite mineral formations.

This is the only known example of Keichousaurus hui preserved with lateral presentation of the skull - the teeth protrude and overlap opposing jaw bone.

Fossil has NO restoration, highlighting, paint, carving or any kind of enhancement - fossil has been fully tested for paint, highlighting, carving, resin, adhesives and all other known methods of artificially produced elements.

Colour variation amongst the bones are the result of fossilization & an artifact of preparation (method of removing matrix to expose bones) - THERE IS NO PAINT OR ENHANCEMENTS.

Testing conclusively proves the bones are genuine.

Matrix has NO repair - the slate usually fractures on excavation - white lines are natural calcite mineral veining - the matrix has been tested  & proves genuine.

The lighter areas of matrix are the result of exposing an underlying layer of matrix & is NOT of artificial material.

Reference to the holotype V952 (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology & Paleoanthropolgy, Beijing, China) & other described specimens GXD7601,GXD7613, GXD7621, Guizhou Province Museum, China (ref; Functional Morphology & Ontogeny of Keichousaurus hui [Reptilia, Sauropterygia] K. Lin, O. Reippel 1998).

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