6.5" Ornithopod Dinosaur Vertebra - Isle of Wight, England

This is a rare, 6.5" tall vertebra of a Lower Cretaceous aged Ornithopod dinosaur. It was collected from the Wealden Clays of the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight. The vertebra is warped from millions of years of geologic forces, however it is quite intact considering the circumstances. Both transverse processes and the spinous process are missing. The rock has been removed from the neural canal, exposing the hole through which the dinosaur's spinal cord would have been. This vertebra has undergone no repair or restoration.

There are several ornithopods that have been described from this formation, and accurately identifying an isolated vertebra like this would be difficult.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

FOR SALE
$995
DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified Ornithopod
LOCATION
Isle of Wight, England
FORMATION
Wessex Formation, Wealden Group
SIZE
6.5" tall, 3.9" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#171295
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