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1.90" Fossil Raptor (Anzu) Metatarsal I Bone - Montana
This is a rare and beautifully preserved metatarsal I bone from the recently described giant raptor Anzu wyliei. Dubbed by media as the "chicken from hell", this dinosaur grew up to 11 feet in length and sported a large prominent crest on its head. The name Anzu refers to a feathered demon in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.
The bone measures 1.90" long and is in great condition! There is one repaired crack through the bone with a small spot of restoration at one end of the crack.
Comes with a riker mount display case.
Reconstructed skeleton of the Anzu raptor, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The creature's appearance – "big crests on their skulls, a beak, no teeth, and a very bird-like skeleton", and its discovery in the Hell Creek Formation led to it being jokingly nicknamed the "chicken from hell". Matthew Lamanna, who devised the species' name, originally wanted to use a Latin or Greek version of "chicken from hell". However, he found that the nickname did not work so well in those languages.
The bone measures 1.90" long and is in great condition! There is one repaired crack through the bone with a small spot of restoration at one end of the crack.
Comes with a riker mount display case.
Reconstructed skeleton of the Anzu raptor, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The creature's appearance – "big crests on their skulls, a beak, no teeth, and a very bird-like skeleton", and its discovery in the Hell Creek Formation led to it being jokingly nicknamed the "chicken from hell". Matthew Lamanna, who devised the species' name, originally wanted to use a Latin or Greek version of "chicken from hell". However, he found that the nickname did not work so well in those languages.
SPECIES
Anzu wyliei
LOCATION
Dawson County, Montana
FORMATION
Hell Creek Formation
SIZE
1.90" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#265683
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