Five Articulated Stegosaurus Vertebrae On Stands - Colorado

Stegosaurus, despite its popularity is one of the rarest dinosaurs in the Morrison Formation with only a handful of skeletons being found. These five, articulated vertebrae were collected from a private quarry East of Dinosaur, CO several decades ago, just recently prepared and individually mounted. Isolated vertebrae of Stegosaurus are rare enough, but to get a string of five in a row associated is a truly rare find.

These vertebrae would have come from the neck of the animal. The largest one is approximately 6 1/2 inches tall (not including the stand) and the smallest is 5.8 inches tall. There were preserved in a hard sandstone layer, so they are remarkably well preserved, and required very little restoration, other than some small gap fills in the cracks. This would be a great display piece for a museum or public institution.