Cretaceous Fossil Vertebra and Turtle Scute in Rock - Montana

This is a .7" tall, beautifully preserved dinosaur caudal vertebra and a piece of a turtle scute, both of which have been exposed from the rock they were found in. Identifying isolated vertebrae such as this is more guess work than anything, therefore we have left it as unidentified. The specimen comes from the Judith River Formation in Hill County, Montana.

Comes with an acrylic display stand.

The Judith River Formation is one of the world's most prolific sources of Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossils. At least sixteen Orders containing more than forty Genera are known from the formation. These include fish, amphibians, mammals, and insects in addition to reptiles and avian (birds) and non-avian dinosaurs. Among the more interesting specimens is Leonardo, a mummified and fossilized Brachylophosaurus. This is a hadrosaur, a duck-billed dinosaur found with amazing soft-tissue preservation: skin impressions can be found on 90 percent of its body! The pattern in the skin on its feet is even preserved. In addition to Leonardo, the Judith River Formation contains the remains of the theropod Hesperornis, the only known freshwater Hespernorthid, a penguin-like bird.

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