11.4" Hadrosaur (Edmontosaurus) Dorsal Vertebra - Wyoming

Hadrosaur (Edmontosaurus) Dorsal Vertebra - Wyoming #229736

This is an 11.4" tall, dorsal vertebra of a hadrosaur (Edmontosaurus annectens), collected from our partner's lease on the Lance (Creek) Formation in Niobrara County, Wyoming. This vertebra is mostly intact, only missing the right transverse process and most of the centrum.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

There are repaired cracks through the spinous process and transverse process, with spots of gap fill restoration within some of the cracks. Both prezygapophyses and postzygapophyses remained intact.

Hadrosaurs

are frequently referred to as duck-billed dinosaurs and are members of the Ornithischian family Hadrosauridae. They were fairly common herbivores that roamed Asia, Europe, and North America during the Upper Cretaceous Period. Many species of Hadrosaurs had distinctive crests on their heads, some of which had air-filled chambers that may have produced a distinct sound. These crests may have been used for both audio and visual display purposes.

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