3.7" Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Vertebra - Montana

Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Vertebra - Montana #244642

This is a 3.7" tall theropod vertebra with partially intact pedicles and some preserved cortical bone, collected from the Hell Creek Formation of Dawson County, Montana. It displays nicely on the included metal display stand.

There is significant weathering around the centrum of the vertebra. All of the processes have weathered away as well.

Because of its age and sedimentary composition, the Hell Creek Formation has become one of the most paleontologically studied areas in the world. 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants are known from the formation and new discoveries are made frequently. In addition to Tyrannosaurs, Ceratopsids, and Hadrosaurs, the formation has yielded remains of amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes and turtles, fish and sharks, avian and non-avian dinosaurs, and mammals. The Hell Creek Formation gives the most complete understanding of the environment just before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction.

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