Very Rare, 3.2" Fossil Iguanodon (Mantellisaurus) Claw - England

This very unusual offering is the thumb claw of a Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis, an Iguanodon known to have roamed Belgium, England, Spain and Germany. It was collected from the Isle of Wight in England and is 3.2" long with no restoration or repair. As if this claw wasn't already spectacular enough, portions of this specimen are replaced by stable pyrite. British dinosaur material is extremely hard to come by and this is a fantastic collector piece.



Mantellisaurus is a genus of dinosaur formerly known as Iguanodon atherfieldensis that lived in the Barremian and early Aptian ages of the Early Cretaceous Period of Europe. Mantellisaurus was a lightly constructed iguanodont. Compared to Iguanodon bernissartensis, Mantellisaurus was smaller, estimated at about 1,600 pounds in weight.
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SPECIES
Mantellisaurus (Iguanodon) atherfieldensis
LOCATION
Isle of Wight, England
FORMATION
Wessex Formation
SIZE
3.2" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#206575
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