Offered, from a former teaching collection, is a fascinating and extremely rare 14cm X 9cm X 4cm complete lower jaw (tropidostoma) of the dicynodont (mammal-like) reptile Oudenodon bainii, from the Late Permian, Karoo Group of south west Africa.

The lower jaw, recurved anteriorly into a 'beak' is essentially complete, and suggests a female animal. The posterior hinge arrangements are intact and the general quality of the bone material is very good. Preparation with modern air tools is recommended, and the entire jaw could be prepared free of matrix.

AFFORDABLE price for such a rarity.............one for the serious reptile specialists!