1.95" Fossil Raptor (Anzu) Hand Claw - Excellent Condition!

This is an extremely rare and beautifully preserved hand claw of 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 a prominent crest on its head. The name Anzu refers to a feathered demon in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.

The claw is 1.95" long and is overall complete with few spots of gap fill restoration. It was found broken within the rock, requiring crack repair and gap fill restoration where the bone wasn't recoverable. The restoration can be found at the tip, between a repaired crack about half way down the claw, and some gap fill at the proximal end of the claw. This restoration only makes up approximately 5-10% of the claw.





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.