50 Million Year Old Fossil Palm Frond Mural, Green River Formation, Wyoming

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, 39-55 Million year old Green River Fossilized fish plaque of what looks like a pir...

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armoured plates, has been exquisitely preserved and recovered from the Holzmaden Oil Shale of south Germany. The crocodile was once buried in fine, muddy sediment 195 million years ago at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean, which once existed between Europe and Africa. The calm, deep water provided a rare anoxic (without oxygen) environment, which prevented the skeleton from any significant decomposition before burial. The mud has since been compressed into oil shale, leaving the immense skeleton completely in-tact. This specimen is one of the few skeletons of Steneosaurus bollensis ever to be discovered. We can deduce much about the life of this reptile from the size and perfect preservation of the piece. Similar to present-day crocodiles, we can see that the two front limbs of the Steneosaurus are much shorter than the back two. This indicates that crocodile ancestors were bipedal; indeed, we believe that crocodiles evolved from the same reptile species as the dinosaurs and airborne pterosaurs. Dinosaurs ruled the lands during the late Triassic and early Jurassic. This made terrestrial life increasingly difficult for ancestral crocodiles, as there were many predators and prey was scarce. However, the seas were rich in fish, shellfish, starfish, crabs, squid… You can even see fossil belemnite guards (bullet shells of squid-like organisms) and the beautiful spiral shells of ammonites preserved around the crocodile skeleton...

Magnificent fossil, ammonite, France, Prehistoric, approximately 335 million years of existence. Height 55 cm, width 58 cm.

A reinterpretation of a woven fabric document from the Schumacher archives, this design features a repeating LOVE motif that is rendered in tight pencil lines resembling the effect o...

Beautiful vintage Curtis C. Jere brass palm frond leaf tree wall hanging. Ready to hang. Some patina spots on the back side and a few on some side le...

Monumental old wood inlaid mural, signed W. V. (unique) Naive art Large mural (wooden inlays) made of different woods. Illustration of a family seated at ...

Otherworldly and enchanting, this blue-and-red Amaltas Panel is a wallpaper based on an 18th century block-printed fabric document discovered in our archives. A forest of exotic flow...

Hand-embroidered artwork with 3d sequins forms in multiple applications with a fossil.

Late 19th Century Dunmore Pottery Victorian Green Glazed Ceramic Wall Plaque. This plaque was produced by Dunmore Pottery located on the estate of the Earl of Dunmore in Stilingshire, Scotland and depicts woman and cherub...

Two hundred year old engraving of a Prussian soldier being friendly to a nicely dressed lady holding an umbrella. Les Alliés à Paris and 1815, Scenes de Moeurs: La Nouvelle fashion ou l'Ecossais à Paris. Friendly Soldier from Prussian regiment dressed in a uniform coat, collar and cuffs in contrasting color. Sable losely hanging on his belt. Next to him is a woman dressed in a full-sleeved dress and checkered tunic (?), holding a parasol, trimmed with fringes...