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This is a museum quality reproduction of a Captorhinus aguti skull from the Early Permian Age (260 million years) of Texas. The replica skull measures 80mm x 76mm x approximately 31mm high.

Captorhinus aguti, a member of the extinct captorhinids (Captorhinidae – Romeriida - Reptilia). These primitive reptiles were a closely related sister-group to the diapsids (Diapsida – Romeriida - Reptilia), which includes birds and all modern reptiles other than turtles. This early herbivorous tetrapod was one of the first reptiles to appear in the fossil record.

Price: £18.50




 
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Reproduction Captorhinus aguti skull.  NP Collectables
RF306 CAPTORHINUS SKULL
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