3" Tyrannosaur Caudal Vertebra with Stand - Montana

Tyrannosaur Caudal Vertebra with Stand - Montana #192731

This is a 3" wide Tyrannosaur (Daspletosaurus sp.?) caudal vertebra from the distal end of the tail, collected from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana. It was collected this last summer and has been nicely prepared from the hard rock surrounding it. There is a repaired crack through the middle of this vertebra, with gap fill restoration in spots where the bone crumbled away.

There are three described Tyrannosaurs found in the Two Medicine formation (Daspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus & Albertosaurus). An isolated vertebra would probably be indistinguishable between the three species.

Comes with the pictured custom metal display stand.

The Two Medicine Formation is a geographical formation in Central Montana and Southern Alberta, Canada. The formation is predominantly sandstone laid down by rivers and deltas during the Campanian Age of the Cretaceous, about 80-75 million years ago. Approximately two thousand feet thick on the western edge, it lies on top of the Virgelle Sandstone formation and under the Bearpaw Shale. It is located between the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and the Sweetgrass Arch, a tectonic fold feature 40-90 miles east of the Front Range.

The Two Medicine is the same age as the Judith River Formation found further east. It was laid down further inland from the Western Interior Seaway, while the Judith River Formation was deposited along the coast. The Two Medicine contains much of the same dinosaur fauna, but fewer reptiles, amphibians, and aquatic fossils.

A view of the Two Medicine Formation quarry operated by Northwest Montana Fossils, where much of our Two Medicine dinosaur material has been found.

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