4.3" Fossil Dinosaur (Iguanodon) Claw - Isle of Wight, England

Fossil Dinosaur (Iguanodon) Claw - Isle of Wight, England #231969

This very unusual offering is the ungual (claw) of Iguanodon cf. bernissartensis, a species of dinosaur known to have roamed Belgium, England, Spain, and Germany. It was collected from the Isle of Wight in England and is 4.3" long. British dinosaur material is extremely hard to come by and this is a fantastic collector piece.

It was found in three pieces, requiring crack repair and gap fill restoration within the cracks where the bone crumbled away.

Comes with an acyrlic display stand.

An artist's rendering of Iguanodon, by Nobu Tamura http://paleoexhibit.blogspot.com

Iguanodon was a large bi-pedal dinosaur that has the distinction of being only the second ever dinosaur to be formally named. It was a bulky herbivore that reached sizes of up to 40 feet in length. The name is derived from 'Iguana', a modern reptile, and 'don', meaning tooth. Scientists used to believe that two species of Iguanodon were found on the Isle of Wight, but one species has been moved off into another genus.