Product Description
ID
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Eryops sp.
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FOUND
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Wellington Formation - Oklahoma, U.S.A.
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AGE
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PERMIAN: 280 - 265 million years ago
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SIZE
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.25" - .20"long claws |
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CONDITION
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COMPLETE, INTACT WITH NO REPAIR
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NOTE
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EXTREMELY RARE! FROM BEFORE
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INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only
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Collected from the Wellington Formation of Oklahoma, U.S.A. several decades ago, this is an ULTRA RARE complete, undamaged full hand set of 5 claws from ERYOPS, one of the largest amphibians of its day. Eryops was a unique creature - a blend of amphibian and wholly terrestrial creature. Fossils of this animal are extremely scarce.
This is one of only a few Eryops fossils we have to offer of this very unusual early tetrapod. Aside from its extreme rarity, these claws are well-preserved examples that are complete and with no breakage. For the ultimate in rare prehistoric vertebrate fossils from BEFORE THE DINOSAURS, this one is a MUST. NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION.
ERYOPS was a large part land-dweller from the Early Permian. It grew to sizes ranging from 1.5 to 2 meters. Its body was stout and robust with a broad and large, flattened head. Eryops spent part of its life in water but it possessed unique early features of a part terrestrial life with a stronger, vertebral column, strong limbs and ears that could function out of the water, detecting airborne sound.
IMAGE BY DMITRY BOGDANOV - THIS IMAGE IS PROTECTED BY A STRICTLY ENFORCED COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY
