Lower Cretaceous Period, 126 million years BP. A fossilised Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis dinosaur, the skeleton having been been fully prepared and then mounted in an alert walking pose, the wire support frame affixed to a base for display. See Xu, Wang and You, A Primitive Ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38(4), 2000, pp.318-325.1.7 kg total including base, 63cm long (24 3/4"). Property of a North London collector; formerly with Brian Lloyd of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, Walmer, Kent, UK; acquired from a post graduate student as a study collection of unmounted bones in 2001, and subsequently prepared and mounted; accompanied by a copy of the official Chinese provincial government export permit. This juvenile Jeholosaurus dinosaur (lizard from Jehol) was either herbivorous or omniverous. The first known example was identified in 2000 at Lujiatun, near Beipiao City in China, being found in the Yixian Formation dating to about 126 million years BP, the early Aptian Cretaceous Period. [A video of this lot is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition, minor restoration. A rare museum quality exhibit.