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ULTRA RARE COMPLETE DELTADROMEUS AGILIS METATARSAL BONE Tegana Formation - Northern Sahara Desert, Morocco CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 99 - 93 million years ago This will probably be one of the rarest complete dinosaur bone fossils we will ever be able to offer. It is far more rare than a complete bone from Tyrannosaurus rex, since only ONE partial skeleton of this dinosaur was ever discovered and only in the recent past. This is a COMPLETE metatarsal (foot) bone from a Deltadromeus agilis. Deltadromeus was akin to a dromaeosaur on steroids. Like dromaeosaurs, its bones were hollow which makes finding even partial specimens an ultra rare occurrence since like other dromaeosaur remains, they get crushed and destroyed in the fossilization process based on their fragile design. Amazingly, this metatarsal bone was found complete. We received it from an old French fossil collection. It was still in its natural state as when dug many years ago except for some temporary field repairs. We completely prepared this specimen and reinforced all prior repairs. The color is 100% natural and original with only a consolidant sealer applied over the entire surface by us to preserve it. The color was a result of dark red sediment sand which covered the bone when first discovered. To have a complete one of these bones is so incredibly rare. Despite the repairs, there is NO FABRICATION OR RESTORATION and what you see is all natural with only fractures filled. If you want an impeccable complete fossil bone from one of the rarest and most dangerous meat-eating dinosaurs of the Northern Sahara, then this is the find of a lifetime and a fossil worth bragging about for whoever is fortunate to possess it in their collection. Again, with only one partial skeleton ever found of this amazingly swift predator, a COMPLETE and displayable dinosaur bone of this monster would certainly make a rare and cherished part of any dinosaur fossil collection.
Discovered and identified in 1995 in southeast Morocco, Deltadromeus agilis was named for its amazingly delicate, long limbs and apparent high-speed mobility. With the skeleton reconstructed, it is greater than 25 feet in length and is 8 feet high at the hip. Estimated weight when the creature was alive is 3.5 to 4 tons. Deltadromeus was a meat-eating dinosaur believed to be an early offshoot of the therapod line that led to the development of tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs ("raptors") in North America.
Deltadromeus approaches the size of Tyrannosaurus yet, was a swift and agile hunter with a body profile and other characteristics similar to much smaller dromaeosaurs hence the nickname, "River Raptor". Comparative analysis of its bones suggest it was akin to an enormous dromaeosaur of elongate design. Deltadromeus was the "cheetah version" of its kind and built for incredible speed and stamina. Fossil crocodile teeth, turtle shell, crayfish, petrified wood and many dinosaur footprints were found near the sites of the skeleton. This is evidence that the now scorching Sahara Desert was once a vast flood plain laced with rivers edged by coniferous trees. Crocodiles and turtles swam the rivers and predatory dinosaurs including Deltadromeus, ran through the mud leaving dozens of three-toed tracks that can now be found in the fossilized sedimentary rock in that region. Remains of Deltadromeus agilis have only been found in the Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco and are extremely RARE. SUPER RARE INVESTMENT SPECIMEN - COMPLETE FROM END TO END WITH NO RECONSTRUCTION FIRST EVER COMPLETE BONE WE HAVE SEEN FROM THIS ULTRA RARE "KING OF ALL RAPTORS" 11.4" long SOLD DB11-001 Actual Item - One Only |
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Deltadromeus agilis by the very talented MINEO SHIRAISHI Used with permission and copyright protected. |
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