5.17" Wide, Pliosaurus (Stretosaurus) Vertebra - England

Wide, Pliosaurus (Stretosaurus) Vertebra - England #206507

This is a 5.17" wide vertebra centrum of the giant Pliosaur (Stretosaurus cf. macromerus) from Abingdon, England. This is the centrum of the vertebrae. Most of the processes have eroded and the cortical bone is weathered, though the foramen is still visible.

Comes with an acrylic stand.

Pliosaurus is a genus of large carnivorous marine reptile belonging to the Pliosauroidea, a clade of short-necked plesiosaurs. They were an apex predator during the Middle Jurassic period, when seas covered Europe.

This is Liopleurodon ferox, a species of Pliosaur from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Pencil drawing by Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com).