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4.2" Ornithomimid Dinosaur (Struthiomimus?) Vertebra - Montana
This is a 4.2" long vertebra from an ornithomimid dinosaur (Struthiomimus sedens?), collected from the Hell Creek Formation of Custer County, Montana. It is beautifully preserved with very little crushing/compression and only about 5% restoration in total. The bone was collected in May of 2013 by Bryan Clark.
Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
There are a couple repaired cracks through the intact process and a repair through the base of each pedicle. The right edge at the anterior end of the centrum has been professionally restored.
Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.
There are a couple repaired cracks through the intact process and a repair through the base of each pedicle. The right edge at the anterior end of the centrum has been professionally restored.
Struthiomimus were long-legged, bipedal, ostrich-like dinosaurs with toothless beaks. They reached estimated sizes of approximately 13 feet in length. It is thought that due to their abundance, they must have been herbivores or omnivores.
Struthiomimus sedens skeleton in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Struthiomimus sedens skeleton in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The Hell Creek Formation
Renowned for both its age and rich sedimentary layers, the Hell Creek Formation is one of the most intensively studied fossil-bearing regions on Earth. To date, scientists have documented 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants from its rocks, with new finds emerging regularly. Beyond iconic dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs, the formation has produced an extraordinary array of life, including amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, fish, sharks, birds, and early mammals. Together, these fossils provide the most complete picture of the ecosystems that thrived just before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
Renowned for both its age and rich sedimentary layers, the Hell Creek Formation is one of the most intensively studied fossil-bearing regions on Earth. To date, scientists have documented 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants from its rocks, with new finds emerging regularly. Beyond iconic dinosaurs such as tyrannosaurs, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs, the formation has produced an extraordinary array of life, including amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, fish, sharks, birds, and early mammals. Together, these fossils provide the most complete picture of the ecosystems that thrived just before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
$950
SPECIES
Struthiomimus sedens?
LOCATION
Custer County, Montana
FORMATION
Hell Creek Formation
SIZE
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#353287
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