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DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " CLAW AND TOE BONE SET Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago Without a doubt, a raptor claw is one of the most sought-after fossils amongst all dinosaur fossil collectors. Typically, they are out of the budget of most dinosaur enthusiasts. This specimen provides an excellent and rare opportunity to own a genuine DROMAEOSAUR 'RAPTOR' CLAW with TOE BONE. Immaculate preservation on the claw has yielded a 100% complete and INTACT specimen with NO REPAIR, NO RESTORATION and NO FABRICATION. Toe bone is also INTACT with no repair or restoration. Both display beautifully side by side. Remember, unlike what Jurassic Park portrayed, most dromaeosaurs were very small so a claw this size is the norm. Genuine HIGH GRADE dinosaur claws that have not been extensively tampered with have proven to be excellent investments as growing market demand will never be able to keep up with the fast dwindling supply of such claws. The majority of claws (if real in the first place!) are mostly pieced back together from fragments and require CONSIDERABLE restoration. RAPTOR CLAWS can easily be considered amongst the "must have fossil" of dinosaur fossil collecting! Today, the market lacks quality specimens. Like decades past, the formations that yield these fossils continue to be picked over and subjected to heavy collecting. The future can only ensure their increasing rarity in years to come.
Recent discoveries in China have shown feathered species existed. This has revolutionized paleontologists' view of what not only these creatures could have looked like when alive, but of possible plumage on other therapod dinosaurs. Dromaeosaurs share other characteristics with birds and theories now place these vicious predators as being the earliest ancestors of birds. Dromaeosaurs first evolved in the Early Cretaceous and survived right up to the end of the Late Cretaceous suggesting they were adaptable and capable hunters, surviving such a prolonged period yet, remaining virtually unchanged in overall design. CHOICE GRADE SET OF DROMAEOSAUR FOOT CLAW & TOE BONE WITH NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR! 1" claw long along the dorsal curve, toe bone .8" long $445 DC6-009 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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The
dromaeosaurs are popularly known (especially in the movie "Jurassic
Park") as "raptors", a group of fascinating extinct
creatures. Raptors ranged in size from the size of a small dog
on
up to 30 feet long! They are therapods that possessed specialized
features: a well-developed slashing talon on their second toe, a stiffened
tail, and large grasping hands.
The
"killing claw" of raptors was a terrifying and incredibly
efficient weapon. As they moved, it was held off the ground.
When the muscles of the toe were contracted, the claw swept down
quickly, providing for a powerful slash that may have been able to
disembowel prey swiftly. The stiffened tail would have been good
to stabilize the body while the grasping arms and jaws held onto the
prey for balance. Although there is no conclusive evidence for
this, it has been suggested that raptors could have performed leaps onto
large prey and used all four limbs to rip wounds in them. 
Raptors
were ferocious predators that some scientists believe hunted in packs
and attacked much larger dinosaurs by slashing their underbellies.
It is also believed that they were similar to lions in predatory
behavior, preferring ambushes and quick chases using their high
maneuverability along with strategic pack-hunting tactics. A human
could be torn to shreds by a pack of raptors in less than 30
seconds. 