Huge Original Zarafasaura oceanis Plesiosaur Paddle – 105 cm
$3,900.00
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Huge Original Zarafasaura oceanis Plesiosaur Paddle – 105 cm
$3,900.00
🌊 HUGE ORIGINAL ZARAFASAURA OCEANIS PLESIOSAUR PADDLE
An extraordinary 105 cm (approximately 41.3 inches) fossilized plesiosaur paddle identified as Zarafasaura oceanis. Its impressive size and preserved arrangement of limb bones create a remarkable representation of how this prehistoric marine reptile moved through the ancient seas of Late Cretaceous Morocco.
The displayed paddle is 100% original fossil material and is entirely associated with one individual. No added fossil elements, repairs, reconstruction or restoration are present. You will receive the exact one-of-a-kind specimen shown in the photographs.
🔎 Fossil Information
- Fossil type: Plesiosaur paddle/flipper
- Identification: Identified as Zarafasaura oceanis
- Length: 105 cm / approximately 41.3 inches
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Estimated age: Approximately 66 million years
- Locality: Sidi Chennane, Oulad Abdoun Basin
- Country of origin: Morocco
- Preparation: Extracted from the surrounding matrix
- Original fossil material: 100%
- Individual association: 100% from the same individual
- Added elements: None
- Repairs: None
- Reconstruction: None
- Restoration: None
- Availability: One exact photographed specimen
- Price: $3,300 USD
- Shipping: Included
- PaleoDeserts reference: PD-PLP-0105
⭐ Impressive Size and Rare Anatomy
At more than one metre long, this fossil paddle immediately communicates the remarkable scale of the marine reptile to which it belonged. Complete plesiosaur limb displays of this size are rarely offered compared with individual vertebrae and isolated bones.
Its articulated presentation, entirely original fossil composition and association with one individual make it an exceptional specimen for an advanced collection or paleontology display.
🌊 Built for Life in the Ancient Sea
Plesiosaurs were prehistoric marine reptiles equipped with four powerful paddle-shaped limbs. These specialized limbs propelled and manoeuvred the animal through ancient marine environments in a form of underwater flight.
Zarafasaura oceanis belonged to the long-necked elasmosaurid plesiosaurs that inhabited the seas covering parts of Morocco near the end of the Late Cretaceous.
📷 Exact Specimen
This listing represents the exact 105 cm paddle shown in the product photographs. It is a unique physical fossil, and only one specimen is available.