9.6" Sauropod (Diplodocus) Metatarsal - Dana Quarry

This is a 9.6" long sauropod Metatarsal (toe) bone from the famous Dana Quarry in Wyoming. Technically it could be from one of many described sauropods within the Morrison Formation as individual bones like this are impossible to definitively assign to a genus, but nearly the all the sauropods found at this quarry are Diplodocus. The bone is nice and solid with just one repair and some gap fill restoration in the center of it.

The Dana Quarry which lies at the western edge of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming has proven to be an exceptionally productive quarry over 17 years of excavations. The Dana Quarry site was a natural trap, where herbivorous species, mostly sauropods, perished together in a shrinking water hole, possibly during a drought. It has produced over a dozen complete skeletons, most of which are on display at major museums around the world. The skeletons are some of the best ever discovered for their species and are exquisitely preserved.