Rare fossil turtle, 'Allaecochelys crasseculptata',... Lot 5258

Rare fossil turtle, 'Allaecochelys crasseculptata', Messel pit, approx. 49 million years old, completely preserved on both sides; exceptionally fine details of raised bone structure visible; Find from 1972,prepared using the reburial plastic transfer method, size of the fossil 10.5x9 cm, museum-worthy; cf. Lit.: Messel; a showcase into the history of life and the earth, 1988 p. 102