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CHAMPSOSAURUS RELATED FOSSIL SET - Hell Creek Formation, Montana, United States LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 65 million years ago This is a spectacular set of related fossils found together in a micro site in the famous Hell Creek region in Montana. Each of these fossils is in superb condition and intact with no repair or restoration. Fossil remains of the champsosaurus are rarely encountered and this related set is a great representation of such. The top left specimen is a complete tooth. On the right is an bony plate of armor (scute) and a very large complete vertebra is below. The special feature of this set is that all the fossils above were found together and possibly could have come from the same creature. Champsosaurus is an extinct crocodile-like reptile and a member of the Choristodera order of early Diapsid reptiles. This creature grew to 5 feet long. It lived in rivers and swamps and fed on a diet mainly consisting of fish with its long, narrow snout lined with small and sharply pointed teeth. Champsosaurus probably swam similar to modern day crocodiles and iguanas in a side-to-side undulating manner, tucking its arms and legs tightly at its side as it moved. It is believed this reptile had extremely strong jaws. A large area of skull existed behind the eyes by which many jaw muscles could have been attached giving the champsosaurus a fearsome bite. VERY RARE AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Vertebra is 1.15" long SOLD MV16-001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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