Barasaurus Besairiei - Fossil Specimen adorable goblin smaller secondary calcite crystals create

smaller secondary calcite crystals create a textured contrast

layered profile and a dense coating of sparkling microcrystals

China preserves a broken section of the egg

as they grew

this specimen carries both scientific interest and a strong visual sense of age

Barasaurus Besairiei - Fossil Specimen adorable goblin smaller secondary calcite crystals createMined from: Upper Permian Lopingian Lower Sankamena Formation Ranohira, Madagascar Era: Paleozoic Geological Age: 252299 mya Description: This one of a kind Barasaurus besairiei fossil specimen from Madagascar features a well defined skeletal impression preserved across an elongated sedimentary stone matrix. The fossil shows a slender lizard like body form, with visible skull structure, rib impressions, limb placement, vertebrae, and a long tapering