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THBDyrosaurus Fossil Skull, Lower Eocene Period
Lot 163
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 11, 2018
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Morocco, Lower Eocene, 56 to 47.8 million years ago. This is a rare, lab-cleaned skull of a prehistoric Dyrosaurus found in the famous fossil deposits of the phosphate mines of Khouribga, Morocco. The specimen is 99% genuine with only the teeth found originally in the skull. It has been cleaned of all the matrix from inside the skull and then, re-mounted on a base made with the original sand and other fossils found with and inside the skull. While fake examples are commonly seen purchased in the tourist shops, this rare specimen has been meticulously cleaned, conserved and mounted by a U.S.-based paleontology lab. The various fossil shark teeth you may see on the surface were from prehistoric sharks that lived alongside this marine reptile and were found in the matrix that was dug with the skull and in the jacket that was removed from the mine.
The hours that were put into this piece are too numerous to count. An extremely impressive complete skull of a huge predator of the Lower Eocene of North Africa. Perfect for the best museum exhibits or advanced collections requiring maximum display effect!
Size: 38" X 17" (97 cm x 43 cm) overall with matrix base, skull is 33.5" long x 13.75" wide (85 cm x 35 cm).
Provenance: ex-Paleo Direct collection, Florida, USA
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#110550Restoration to cracks and missing parts is less than 1% of the skull. Skull is 99% original and authentic with original teeth. If the lower jaw were mounted on this skull, this skull would have been over a meter long!!!Condition
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