Plesiosaurus Fin - Fossil Statement Specimen pale amethyst cleaned-up edges

cleaned-up edges

clear body outline

showing the porous internal structure of fossilized bone

Hedenbergite is an iron-rich calcium silicate mineral belonging to the pyroxene group

the cross sections show brown (if you ever wish to cut them open)

Plesiosaurus Fin - Fossil Statement Specimen pale amethyst cleaned-up edgesMined from: Ouled Abdoun Phosphate Basin near Khouribga, Morocco Era: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Geological Age: 6672 mya Description: This one of a kind plesiosaur paddle fossil statement specimen features a long, narrow display matrix set with a large arrangement of fossil marine reptile bones. Broad, hourglass shaped limb bones run through the centre in several rows, with larger joint and girdle material grouped toward one end and smaller bones