Vigilius wellesi Skull Replica
$83.00
Vigilius wellesi skull replica is 12.0 x 15.0 x 3.5 in. Vigilius wellesi is a museum-quality polyurethane cast from UCMP specimen for herpetology.
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Description
Vigilius wellesi skull replica measures 12.0 x 15.0 x 3.5 inches. Vigilius wellesi is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from University of California Museum of Paleontology specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Vigilus wellesi is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian. They lived in Arizona during the Triassic period.
The genus contains only one known species. Scientists call this single species Vigilius wellesi.
The main fossil of Vigilius wellesi consists of a skull labeled UCMP 36199. Collectors found this skull in an area next to Arizona State Route 64. The discovery site overlooks the Grand Canyon. The fossil came from a layer of the Early Triassic Moenkopi Formation.
Paleontologists Samual Paul Welles and Richard Estes described the skull in 1969. They first grouped it under a different brachyopid genus and species called Hadrokkosaurus bradyi.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Order: †Temnospondyli
- Suborder: †Stereospondyli
- Family: †Brachyopidae
- Genus: †Vigilius
- Species: V. wellesi
- Type species: †Vigilius wellesi
- Conservation status: Extinct
Enhance your fossil gallery with the Vigilus wellesi skull replica to display a twelve-inch flat head bone cast. Mount this skull next to the cosgriffius skull replica to let visitors contrast the wide head shapes with long snouts. Place the long-nosed eocyclotosaurus appetolatus skull replica to show different river layouts. Finish this display with the wide Chinese giant salamander skull replica to show guests a modern river hunter bone form.
Additional information
| Weight | 30.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 12.0 × 15.0 × 3.5 in |
