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Name:
Keichousaurus hui
Age: Triassic
Formation: Huixia Beds
Location: Guanglin, Guizhou Province, China
Size: Matrix plate is 3.2" tall, 2.8" wide
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This is an extremely rare Keichousaur fossil. It is a distinct baby Keichousaurus hui from China. This specimen was recently acquired from the Richard Busch Collection. Busch was the Preparator/Asst. Curator at the North Museum in Lancaster, PA from 1965-1992. Baby vertebrates, especially Keichousaurs, are rare in the fossil record. This specimen has fine detail for being a baby. Usually, babies do not have the finger bones fully intact - this specimen has great development of the fingers, and they display very well. The head, neck, body, and tail are all well preserved and tightly articulated. In fact, the entire specimen has very little, if any, disarticulation present. And Busch said there are light traces of the egg sac still seen on the bottom left side of the reptile! This is a very cool example of a tiny baby Keichousaur fossil.
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