Complete Anosteria Turtle. Anosteria maomingesis was a turtle that lived in the Guandong Province of China 45-50 million years ago. All specimens found have been somewhat flattened usually missing some shell and rarely having any of the underside plastron shell preserved. This fairly large 7.75 x 5.75 inch museum quality specimen is the exception even though somewhat flattened has 100 % complete shell on the top and even a good amount of the plastron shell on the bottom. The dark brown shell preserves the 3-D pattern of the shell which in most specimens is worn mostly smooth. All in all a very attractive turtle that is somewhat rare as a fossil and missing from most collections.
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Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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