Lot 11
TRIPLE KEICHOUSAURUS HUI SPECIMEN
XINGYI, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, CHINA, TRIASSIC PERIOD, 240 MILLION YEARS B.P.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
three finely preserved Keichousaurus hui specimens, set within a slate matrix
Dimensions
plate 26 x 18cm
Provenance
Private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired 2000s
Footnote
Distantly related to plesiosaurs, the small Keichousaurus hui was a species of marine reptile that lived around 240 million years ago in the warm, shallow coastal seas that covered parts of what is now southern China. These were clear, tropical lagoons dotted with reefs and teeming with shellfish, small fish, and other early marine reptiles. With its slender neck and paddle-like limbs, Keichousaurus likely moved gracefully through the water, hunting small prey among coral outcrops and seafloor sediments.