2.2" Fossil Theropod Caudal Vertebra - Montana

Fossil Theropod Caudal Vertebra - Montana #235549

This is a nicely preserved, 2.2" long theropod caudal vertebra with an intact vertebral arch, collected from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana. Much of the centrum is beautifully intact with some cortical bone preservation.

There are a couple repaired cracks with gap fill restoration through the centrum.

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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