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Raptor Claw and Toe Bone - Great Preservation
This is a matching claw and toe bone of a small theropod dinosaur, commonly referred to as a raptor. Both pieces are about 1.2 inches long, very well preserved and fit snuggly together. Articulated material like this from the Tegana Formation is very rare.
There are a several species/genus of small theropod dinosaurs (commonly referred to as raptors) in the Tegana Formation including a Dromaeosaur and a Abelisauid like dinosaur. Unfortunately the scientific work has yet been undertaken to describe them mainly due to lack of articulated bone material having been discovered, so an exact genus/species ID is impossible. While teeth of these small raptors are common in the Tegana Formation, claws are rare finds.
There are a several species/genus of small theropod dinosaurs (commonly referred to as raptors) in the Tegana Formation including a Dromaeosaur and a Abelisauid like dinosaur. Unfortunately the scientific work has yet been undertaken to describe them mainly due to lack of articulated bone material having been discovered, so an exact genus/species ID is impossible. While teeth of these small raptors are common in the Tegana Formation, claws are rare finds.
SPECIES
Unidentified Raptor
LOCATION
Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Tegana Formation
SIZE
Claw 1.19" Long, Toe Bone, 1.18" Long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#5172
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