2.7" Dinosaur (Thescelosaurus) Jaw Section w/ Tooth Sockets - Montana

Dinosaur (Thescelosaurus) Jaw Section w/ Tooth Sockets - Montana #235535

This is a 2.7" wide jaw section of a juvenile neornithischian dinosaur, Thescelosaurus garbanii. It was collected from a private ranch on the Hell Creek Formation near Jordan, Montana. The jaw section has preserved pockets with which the teeth would have been housed.

There are two repaired cracks through this specimen. One is near the edge and the other runs through the tooth sockets. Each crack required some gap fill restoration, with the most significant restoration through the tooth sockets.

Comes with a floating frame display case.

Thescelosaurus was a small ornithopod dinosaur that appeared at the very end of the Late Cretaceous period in North America. Many specimens' preservation and completeness indicate that Thescelosaurus may have preferred to live near streams.

This bipedal ornithopod is known from several partial skeletons and skulls, all of which indicate adult lengths between 2.5 and 4.0 meters (8.2 to 13.1 feet) on average. It had sturdy hind limbs, small wide hands, and a head with an elongated pointed snout. Their teeth and jaw morphologies suggest a primarily herbivorous diet.

An artist's reconstruction of Thescelosaurus. Creative Commons License

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