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4" Nodosaur (Panoplosaurus) Vertebra with Stand - Montana
This is a 2.35" tall vertebra of a Nodosaur (Panoplosaurus sp.) from the Two Medicine Formation of Pondera County, Montana. Portions of the centrum (anterior/superior) chipped away, requiring crack repair. There is a repaired crack through the laminae of the vertebral canal and the hard rock has been left within the canal for structural integrity.
This specimen comes with a custom metal display stand.
Panoplosaurus (meaning "completely armoured lizard") is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur. Panoplosaurus was 5 to 7 metres (16 to 23 ft) long, around 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. It was heavily armoured, even by the standards of other nodosaurs, probably with traverse bands of studded plates covering its back and tail, although the tail likely lacked the club found in ankylosaurids.
This specimen comes with a custom metal display stand.
Panoplosaurus (meaning "completely armoured lizard") is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur. Panoplosaurus was 5 to 7 metres (16 to 23 ft) long, around 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. It was heavily armoured, even by the standards of other nodosaurs, probably with traverse bands of studded plates covering its back and tail, although the tail likely lacked the club found in ankylosaurids.
About The Two Medicine Formation
The Two Medicine Formation is a geographical formation in Central Montana and Southern Alberta, Canada. The formation is predominantly sandstone laid down by rivers and deltas during the Campanian Age of the Cretaceous, about 80-75 million years ago. Approximately two thousand feet thick on the western edge, it lies on top of the Virgelle Sandstone formation and under the Bearpaw Shale. It is located between the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and the Sweetgrass Arch, a tectonic fold feature 40-90 miles east of the Front Range.
The Two Medicine is the same age as the Judith River Formation found further east. It was laid down further inland from the Western Interior Seaway, while the Judith River Formation was deposited along the coast. The Two Medicine contains much of the same dinosaur fauna, but fewer reptiles, amphibians, and aquatic fossils.
A view of the Two Medicine Formation quarry operated by Northwest Montana Fossils, where much of our Two Medicine dinosaur material has been found.
The Two Medicine Formation is a geographical formation in Central Montana and Southern Alberta, Canada. The formation is predominantly sandstone laid down by rivers and deltas during the Campanian Age of the Cretaceous, about 80-75 million years ago. Approximately two thousand feet thick on the western edge, it lies on top of the Virgelle Sandstone formation and under the Bearpaw Shale. It is located between the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and the Sweetgrass Arch, a tectonic fold feature 40-90 miles east of the Front Range.
The Two Medicine is the same age as the Judith River Formation found further east. It was laid down further inland from the Western Interior Seaway, while the Judith River Formation was deposited along the coast. The Two Medicine contains much of the same dinosaur fauna, but fewer reptiles, amphibians, and aquatic fossils.
A view of the Two Medicine Formation quarry operated by Northwest Montana Fossils, where much of our Two Medicine dinosaur material has been found.
SPECIES
Panoplosaurus sp.
LOCATION
Pondera County, Montana
FORMATION
Two Medicine Formation
SIZE
4 x 2.6", 4.4" tall on stand
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#159678
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