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Psittacosaurus fossil.  Near complete dinosaur fossil with armature & wood base

$ 9768

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Psittacosaurus fossil. Near complete dinosaur fossil with armature.
    All bones can be removed from the armature easily. All are held on the armature by wire or thread or gravity - no adhesive adhering bones to the armature all in effort to keep the bones safely preserved.  Excellent condition given it is 90 million years old. Bone quality is awesome.
    No fake/repro bones. Missing small part of sternum and many processes of vertebral bodies.  Some vertebral bodies fused. Some pevlis and limb bones fused/glued such as radius and ulna bilaterally as well as fibula and tibia.
    Overall length is just over 3 feet.  Height is about 18.5 inches.
    I prefer pick up in Northern California, but shipping can be arranged but please email first.
    Shipping will require reassembly (Not too difficult or time consuming). This is a very delicate creature.
    Black walnut base. Welded metal armature.
    Overall excellent bones. Old USA collection.
    The final photo shows that this is cancellous bone with the trabecular structure in the center.  In other words, fake bones (casts) do not have the honeycomb appearance to their centers that real bone has - real bone had marrow in it at one time and needed to be strong and light. You can see that the honeycomb center is surrounded by thicker bone (cortical bone) as part of the strength of the bone.  This fossil is all real bone.
    PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS.