4.3" Sauropod (Barosaurus?) Distal Caudal Vertebra - Wyoming

Sauropod (Barosaurus?) Distal Caudal Vertebra - Wyoming #377913

This is a beautiful, 4.3" long sauropod dinosaur caudal vertebra, collected from the famous Bone Cabin Quarry in Wyoming. It is likely from the gigantic sauropod, Barosaurus, though it's tough to tell for certain with an isolated vertebra such as this. The vertebra would have been located along the distal half of its tail, giving you a basic idea of how incredibly massive this animal was.

Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with presentation.

There are a couple of repaired cracks along one end of the centrum, as well as a repaired crack with some minor gap fill at the base of one of the incomplete pedicles.

Barosaurus was an enormous sauropod closely related to the much more common Diplodocus but had a longer neck and shorter tail. Adult Barosaurus dinosaurs grew up to lengths over 90 feet and weighed over 20 tons. Many of the bones are nearly indistinguishable between these two genera but the ID was made based on the presence of associated material in the quarry.

The Bone Cabin Quarry has historical significance because it was discovered in 1897 and excavated by the American Museum of Natural History from 1898 through 1905. It lies near the famous Como Bluff and got its name from a nearby sheepherder's cabin built entirely out of fossil dinosaur bones. This quarry now lies on private land, where it continues to be excavated.

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