4.4" Sauropod Vertebra Section - Morrison Formation

This is a 4.4", fossil sauropod vertebra section from the Morrison Formation in Colorado. This is the body (centrum) of a caudal vertebra. It was compressed during deposition and fossilization.

There are a number of sauropods known from the Morrison Formation. The most common were Camarasaurs, Diplodocids and Apatosaurs, but there are at least a dozen other genera.