marine crocodile Steneosaurus bollensis (CUVIER), embedded in a carrier plate with numerous ammonites of the genus Dactylioceras

The three meter tall marine crocodile from the Posidonia Shale Formation of Holzmaden is one of the most spectacular specimens that came into the former KRUPP collection via the paleontologist FRAAS. This 180-million-year-old marine crocodile resembles today’s gavial-like river crocodiles from India with its long narrow snout. It became famous as an original illustration in the book “Der Petrefaktensammler” (The Petrifact Collector) by EBERHARD FRAAS.