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ULTRA RARE EDMONTOSAURUS HADROSAUR HAND AS FOUND FROM SAME DINOSAUR Hell Creek Formation, Montana CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 115 - 95 million years ago
A dinosaur limb is a very rare fossil and rarely seen on the public market. Of the few that do make it, all the articulated feet and hand fossils of ANY dinosaur are always composites, that is, made up of parts of several different creatures of the same species. What makes this incredibly well-preserved specimen EXTRA rare is the fact that it came FROM THE SAME CREATURE and NOT A COMPOSITE. Everything you see above is what was found. There is a tiny fourth digit that was not found and this is the only small part that was missing.
This is the RIGHT HAND of a Edmontosaurus annectens from the famous Hell Creek Formation of the Unites States. Edmontosaurus annectens is a member of the Hadrosaurid family This specimen was found just peeking out of a cliff on privately owned land dug with the owner's permission. Due to the unique circumstance in which it was buried intact, it is remarkable how well it has been preserved and how complete it is. There is only a few very small areas that have been restored amounting to only 1% of the specimen. They have not been colored so they can be easily seen. Beneath the first digit and not pictured, there is a very long S-shaped gash in the bone that is from either an injury the dinosaur sustained or an attack by another creature. It is very deep and dramatic, adding to the many rare features of this fossil hand.
For its astonishing array of dangerous and large prehistoric predator fossils, no place has captured more attention or has been featured on television more than Hell Creek! This area is known to many as "the Valley of the T. rex!". The "duck-billed" Hadrosaurs and the "horned" dinosaurs like Triceratops were common prey for many large meat-eating dinosaurs of the famed region. Hadrosaurs were herbivores (plant-eaters) and only had teeth in the cheek area, not the front of the mouth. The many rows of teeth were perfect for effectively grinding up rough vegetation for easy digestion. This unique group of dinosaurs grew in sizes over 40 feet and probably weighed over 5 tons! In-depth studies of a variety of duckbill remains indicate that these were strictly land-based dinosaurs that walked predominantly on all fours but had the ability to stand on their hind legs. Hadrosaur remains have been found in China, North America, South America (Argentina) and Europe. EXTREMELY RARE MUSEUM SPECIMEN ALL FROM SAME CREATURE AS FOUND! 17" long x 7" wide $8995 DB001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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Special thanks to the highly talented artist TODD MARSHALL for permission to feature his artwork |
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