Petrified crocodile (Crocodileimus robustus)
€520.00
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23905874269
Product information "Petrified crocodile (Crocodileimus robustus)"
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, into natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. This fossil with thick skin armour shows very clearly that crocodiles have hardly changed since the Jurassic period: Their characteristics - long body, short legs, flattened skulls and sharp teeth in powerful jaws for slow stalking and quick capture of prey. Upper Jurassic Kimmeridgian; age approx. 150-140 million years. Place of discovery: Cerin, Department Ain/Eastern France. Original: Private collection, limestone. Faithful reproduction in stone mass, patinated. Size 47 x 25 cm.