Details to follow - museum grade specimen

Price:£ 9,950.00

Dating to the Triassic Period over 200,000,000 YEARS AGO.

Discovered and excavated in in the grey layer of mudstone and silts of Guizhou, China.

Like dinosaurs, these creatures belonged to the reptile family - this creature predates the famous huge North American dinosaurs and dinosaurs living during the Triassic period were often very tiny in comparison. Scientists have concluded from the heavy bone structure that this creature was making the evolutionary step from sea dwelling to land dwelling - its skeletal structure had evolved to become too heavy for purely aquatic life and it was able, with its heavy forearms, to pull itself along on dry land!

These creatures died as the result of a volcanic eruption and are preserved in the volcanic ash which covered them some 200,000,000 years ago.

This rare specimen is of stunning preservation, preparation, posture and condition. The bones are clear, well defined and are set against the contrasting dark grey shale of the well squared section of matrix. These pieces are normally crossed by white calcite lines which are a natural occurrence in this rock formation.

As the volcanic ash dried and hardened over time, cracks formed. Water then filtered through these cracks leaving the calcite we see today  and have been a natural part of the rock formation for millions of years. This specimen is exceptional, being completely free of calcite.

Price:£ 275.00

LOCALITY: Meileyingzi, Shengli, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China.

AGE and HORIZON: (Late) Early Cretaceous Period 115 million years ago. From the Jiufotang Formation.

SPECIES INFORMATION: A small primitive bipedal ceratopsian dinosaur which grew to around 1 metre. Atchosauria: Ornithischia: Ceratopsia: Psittacosauridae

PRONOUNCED; si-ta-koh-saw-us

A RARELY AVAILABLE COMPLETE PSITTACOSAURUS DINOSAUR

THIS SPECIMEN MEASURES APPROX xx"/xxcm

Meaning "parrot lizard" (referring to its parrot like beak) these early parrot-beaked dinosaurs are a close ancestor to the horned dinosaurs (certopsians) which include such well known forms such as TRICEROTOPS.

Both parrot beaked and horned dinosaurs possessed jaws, being curved and tapered forward and the lateral teeth highly specialised to masticate their vegetative diet.

A relatively small DINOSAUR bipedal dinosaur which had relatively long and well developed forearms.

PSITTACOSAURUS was the first step on the path towards the four-footed horned descendants that were to appear 20 million years later - PSITTACOSAURUS appears to be an evolutionary link between two large groups of dinosaurs.

A VERY EARLY DINOSAUR WHICH LIVED A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE THE FAMOUS NORTH AMERICAN DINOSAURS.

Price:£ 1,995.00

LOCALITY: Meileyingzi, Shengli, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China.

AGE and HORIZON: (Late) Early Cretaceous Period 115 million years ago. From the Jiufotang Formation.

SPECIES INFORMATION: A small primitive bipedal ceratopsian dinosaur which grew to around 1 metre. Atchosauria: Ornithischia: Ceratopsia: Psittacosauridae

PRONOUNCED; si-ta-koh-saw-us

A RARELY AVAILABLE COMPLETE PSITTACOSAURUS DINOSAUR

THIS SPECIMEN MEASURES APPROX 25 1/2"/65cm

Meaning "parrot lizard" (referring to its parrot like beak) these early parrot-beaked dinosaurs are a close ancestor to the horned dinosaurs (certopsians) which include such well known forms such as TRICEROTOPS.

Both parrot beaked and horned dinosaurs possessed jaws, being curved and tapered forward and the lateral teeth highly specialised to masticate their vegetative diet.

A relatively small DINOSAUR bipedal dinosaur which had relatively long and well developed forearms.

PSITTACOSAURUS was the first step on the path towards the four-footed horned descendants that were to appear 20 million years later - PSITTACOSAURUS appears to be an evolutionary link between two large groups of dinosaurs.

A VERY EARLY DINOSAUR WHICH LIVED A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE THE FAMOUS NORTH AMERICAN DINOSAURS.

Price:£ 2,350.00

LOCALITY: Meileyingzi, Shengli, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China.

AGE and HORIZON: (Late) Early Cretaceous Period 115 million years ago. From the Jiufotang Formation.

SPECIES INFORMATION: A small primitive bipedal ceratopsian dinosaur which grew to around 1 metre. Atchosauria: Ornithischia: Ceratopsia: Psittacosauridae

PRONOUNCED; si-ta-koh-saw-us

A RARELY AVAILABLE COMPLETE PSITTACOSAURUS DINOSAUR

THIS SPECIMEN MEASURES APPROX 22 1/2/56cm

Meaning "parrot lizard" (referring to its parrot like beak) these early parrot-beaked dinosaurs are a close ancestor to the horned dinosaurs (certopsians) which include such well known forms such as TRICEROTOPS.

Both parrot beaked and horned dinosaurs possessed jaws, being curved and tapered forward and the lateral teeth highly specialised to masticate their vegetative diet.

A relatively small DINOSAUR bipedal dinosaur which had relatively long and well developed forearms.

PSITTACOSAURUS was the first step on the path towards the four-footed horned descendants that were to appear 20 million years later - PSITTACOSAURUS appears to be an evolutionary link between two large groups of dinosaurs.

A VERY EARLY DINOSAUR WHICH LIVED A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE THE FAMOUS NORTH AMERICAN DINOSAURS.

Price:£ 1,975.00

LOCALITY: Meileyingzi, Shengli, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, China.

AGE and HORIZON: (Late) Early Cretaceous Period 115 million years ago. From the Jiufotang Formation.

SPECIES INFORMATION: A small primitive bipedal ceratopsian dinosaur which grew to around 1 metre. Atchosauria: Ornithischia: Ceratopsia: Psittacosauridae

PRONOUNCED; si-ta-koh-saw-us

A RARELY AVAILABLE COMPLETE PSITTACOSAURUS DINOSAUR

THIS SPECIMEN MEASURES APPROX xx"/xxcm

Meaning "parrot lizard" (referring to its parrot like beak) these early parrot-beaked dinosaurs are a close ancestor to the horned dinosaurs (certopsians) which include such well known forms such as TRICEROTOPS.

Both parrot beaked and horned dinosaurs possessed jaws, being curved and tapered forward and the lateral teeth highly specialised to masticate their vegetative diet.

A relatively small DINOSAUR bipedal dinosaur which had relatively long and well developed forearms.

PSITTACOSAURUS was the first step on the path towards the four-footed horned descendants that were to appear 20 million years later - PSITTACOSAURUS appears to be an evolutionary link between two large groups of dinosaurs.

A VERY EARLY DINOSAUR WHICH LIVED A CONSIDERABLE TIME BEFORE THE FAMOUS NORTH AMERICAN DINOSAURS.

Price:£ 2,200.00

VERY early excavation piece - completely unobtainable quality - beyond comparison even with the few specimens which are currently being legally exported, mostly to museums. Approx 1 metre.

***Due to our recent house/business move we are unable to complete work on this piece at present. If this specimen is of interest, please email for pictures of the skull and bones that have been cleaned to date.***

APRIL 24th 2010 - THIS PIECE IS NOW SOLD

Price:£ 33,995.00

***This piece sold during final prep - please watch our website for new Psittacosaurs if we can source further specimens.***

Exceptional piece with the correct number of vertebrae (not lengthened) and a matching HUGE skull - excellent bone quality.

Price:£ 29,995.00

Complete Triassic Ichthyosaur

Species; Ichthyosaurus

Period; Late Triassic - Carnian Stage

Date; 225 million years

Site; Wayao Member, Falong Formation, Guanling County, Guizhou Province, China.

The name Ichthyosaur means "fish-lizard", and is an apt description for these sea-going reptiles that predated the earliest dinosaurs by some 20 million years, appearing some 250 million years ago (mya). Ichthyosaurs disappeared some 90 mya, about 25 million years before the dinosaurs became extinct. During the early Triassic, ichthyosaurs evolved from as-yet unidentified land reptiles that moved back into the water, in a development parallel to that of modern-day dolphins and whales.

This spectacular specimen is preserved in the ventral state in a remarkable 3-D manner as the photos show. It is remarkably complete, with the bones in a wonderful state of articulation. The dark-gray to black marly mudstone was capable of preserving the finest details of various marine reptiles and the well-known crinoid Traumatocrinus. The deposits are thought to have formed at depths in excess of 500 meters in an anoxic environment.

Complete museum sized specimen which will make a unique wall mounted display piece. Very original piece with repair and mounted in a temporary frame, the skull is a deep 3D example standing approx 3/4"/20mm above the slab.

Over slab size approx. 28 1/4"/720mm x 13 1/4"/335mm upto 1 1/8"/30mm thick

Specimen measures approx. 28"/710mm from the tip of the rostrum to the end of the tale, measured along the backbone.

Price:£ 12,995.00

Impressive, large but affordable specimen suitable for collectors of any age.

Mosasaurus was a huge ocean dwelling predator. This T Rex of the prehistoric oceans grew upto 20 metres in length.

Museum style presentation - found disarticulated and in fragments, these specimens have been prepared using genuine teeth and some include the odd small sections of bone. The original extremely fragile matrix has been replaced with a much more stable and solid matrix to present these excellent specimens as they would be found in a museum.

Family; Mosasauridae

Period; Late Cretaceous - Maastrichtian

Date; c65 million years BP

Size; Approx 150mm - 175mm in length and 0.75kg

Very popular and impressive large Dinosaur Age jaw specimens which retail upto and over £50.00 a piece.

Limited stock taken from our wholesale stock at offered at over a 1/3rd off normal retail prices.

Price:£ 49.95 Special Price:£ 29.95

Species:  Balteurypterus

Period:  Silurian

Date: 400 Million Years Old

Stratigraphic detail:  Fiddlers Green

Site:  Dnestu. River, Ukraine

Excellent multiple piece, without repair or restoration. Completely natural colour as found.

140mm x 70mm x 22mm

These specimens are becoming increasingly scarce, with very few now being exported due to state imposed restrictions.

Price:£ 149.99 Special Price:£ 124.99