04198 - Rare Unidentified 1. 14 Inch Cretaceous Turtle Plate Bone KemKem Beds
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04198 - Rare Unidentified 1.14 Inch Cretaceous Turtle Plate Bone KemKem Beds
SPECIES Unidentified turtle speciesAGE Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage, (~96 Million Years)LOCATION Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, South MoroccoFORMATION Ifezouane Formation, Red Sandstone BedsSIZE 29mm • 1.14 inWEIGHT 8 g REF. 04198
Observations: Extremely rare piece coming from the Cretaceous sites of the Kem Kem basin. It is the small osseous plate of a... carapace of a turtle. It does not have any restoration or reparation. The plate is complete and presents a curious ornamentation with branching shapes. It is a small piece which deserves to be in any collection.
In these delta and fluvial ecosystems which constituted the paleogeography of the north of Africa 100 million years ago, multiple reptiles could be found, among which the turtles were one of them. However, the turtle rests in these sites are scarce and rare.
This piece has a complicated taxonomic assignation. Nevertheless, there are not many turtles described so far. Next we will list the ones which have been described until now:- Dirqadim Gaffney et al.2006. Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318- Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002. Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2002. Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3379:1-20- Hamadachelys escuilliei Tong and Buffetaut 1996
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04198 - Rare Unidentified 1.14 Inch Cretaceous Turtle Plate Bone KemKem Beds
SPECIES Unidentified turtle speciesAGE Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage, (~96 Million Years)LOCATION Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, South MoroccoFORMATION Ifezouane Formation, Red Sandstone BedsSIZE 29mm • 1.14 inWEIGHT 8 g REF. 04198
Observations: Extremely rare piece coming from the Cretaceous sites of the Kem Kem basin. It is the small osseous plate of a... carapace of a turtle. It does not have any restoration or reparation. The plate is complete and presents a curious ornamentation with branching shapes. It is a small piece which deserves to be in any collection.
In these delta and fluvial ecosystems which constituted the paleogeography of the north of Africa 100 million years ago, multiple reptiles could be found, among which the turtles were one of them. However, the turtle rests in these sites are scarce and rare.
This piece has a complicated taxonomic assignation. Nevertheless, there are not many turtles described so far. Next we will list the ones which have been described until now:- Dirqadim Gaffney et al.2006. Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318- Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002. Full reference: E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2002. Galianemys, a new side-necked turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. American Museum Novitates 3379:1-20- Hamadachelys escuilliei Tong and Buffetaut 1996
PAYMENT:
We accept PayPal only.
All major credit cards are accepted through secure payment processor PayPal.Payment must be received within 7 business days of auction closing.We ship to your eBay or Paypal address. Please make sure your eBay and Paypal address is correct before you pay.
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are on buyer account if there will be incurred.
SHIPPING:
IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION: Because the actual global circumstances , the delivery of the orders areNOT GUARANTEED in the normal scheduled times and terms. Delays may occur due tothe blockade and paralysis of many countries. Thus, if you buy the piece, onceit is shipped, we ask for your patience. We will use private shipping servicesat this time to ensure greater reliability. But a lot of countries mayexperience delays. We combine freight on multiple items to save you money. Please read carefully the following table of shipping costs foreach destination. Each destination has different shipping costs. Please, onceyour purchase is finished, do not pay until we send you the invoice adjustingthe shipping cost to your destination country because the price that appears bydefault in the listing is for Europe: USA & CANADA: Shipping Company: Fedex. From a single item to 4.40 Ib (2000g) of weight in combined items.Price: 42.56 USDObservations: Shipments through Fedex, fast and reliable. Estimated deliverybetween 4 and 8 days. EUROPE: Shipping Company: Seur, UPS, DHL or Correos Express depending on the Europeancountry. From a single item to 2000g of weight in combined items.Price: 18 USDObservations: Shipments through different private transport companies. Shipments withguaranteed delivery between 4 and 8 days. ASIA: Shipping Company: Correos Express. From a single item to 2000g of weight in combined items. Price: 87 USDObservations: Some Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan etc. maysuffer delays regardless of whether they are sent by Express service. OCEANIA: AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: Shipping Company: Correos Express. From a single item to 2000g of weight in combined items.Price: 87 USDObservations: Countries such as Australia or New Zealand, regardless of whether theshipments are Express, may suffer delays due to possible mandatory quarantineof packages in Customs. Russia: Shipping Company: Fedex. From a single item to 2000g of weight in combined items.Price: 75 USDObservations: Russia is causing problems to send merchandise if it is not sent onbehalf of a Russian Company. Currently, the shipment of merchandise toindividuals is subject to a strong customs process. Spain: Compañía de Transportes: Correos. Desde un artículo a 2kg en artículos combinados.Precio: 15 USD.Observaciones: Envíos a España sin problemas, rápido, fiables y garantizados entiempo récord. Countries or continents to which we do NOT deliver: Africa, South America andMexico We understand that shipping costs are quite high in some cases. This is dueto the fact that given the current global situation, we only use privatetransport companies to ensure a reliable and fast delivery and with the fewestpossible setbacks. If you do not agree with the shipping costs to your country, please do not bid. We appreciate your responsibility as a seriousbuyer. The current shipping policy favors buyers who make purchases ofmany combined items.
ABOUT US:
If you have any questions, please feel free to email our customer service 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.We will reply you ASAP. If no response within 24 Hours, please check the spam in your mail box.We greatly appreciate your POSITIVE feedback. Please do NOT leave negative feedback without asking for help.Our aim is to provide Top Level Customer Service, so we will try our best to solve any problem.Please DON’T leave negative or neutral feedback if you haven’t received item in 30 days, because we have mentioned the shipping time repeatedly.
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REFUNDS:
We will refund you 100% of the price only:
If you want to return it within the 14 days of 100% Money Back Guarantee and it is in the same state as it was received.
We will refund you partially at our discretion if:The fossil has a fracture or damage caused by the shipping. Please send us detailed photos of the package, wrapping and the items, only within 24 hours of reception. We will evaluate the damage based on the pictures and see if it qualifies for refund, and in what percentage.
We will not refund you if:The parcel has been returned to us because of any reason without prior notice. E.g.:Incorrect address was providedCustomer did not want to pay e.g. customs feesIf the package has been delivered to a different or wrong address or person. We write in the parcel exactly what you tell us in your Paypal or Ebay address.
