.80" Fossil Raptor Hand Claw - Hell Creek Formation, Montana

This is a hand claw from a raptor, collected from the Hell Creek Formation in Fallon County, Montana. The claw measures .80" long (straightline). The weathered point of articulation makes it difficult to provide an accurate identification for the claw.

Comes with an acrylic display case.

About 40% of this claw has been restored. Up to approximately .25" from the tip is all restored, with additional restoration along much of the left side of the claw.

Because of its age and sedimentary composition, the Hell Creek Formation has become one of the most paleontologically studied areas in the world. 158 genera of animals and 64 genera of plants are known from the formation and new discoveries are made frequently. In addition to Tyrannosaurs, Ceratopsids, and Hadrosaurs, the formation has yielded remains of amphibians, reptiles, lizards, snakes and turtles, fish and sharks, avian and non-avian dinosaurs, and mammals. The Hell Creek Formation gives the most complete understanding of the environment just before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Fallon County, Montana
FORMATION
Hell Creek Formation
SIZE
.80" long (straightline)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#245928
GUARANTEE
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