Skeletons - Psittacosaur 2

Cretaceous age, Jiufotang Formation, Meileyingenzi, Liaoning Province, N.E. China. Dinosaur measures 31" (79cm)

This extraordinary specimen of P. Meileyingensis is 100% original fossilized dinosaur skeleton ie. no bones whatsoever have been taken from another specimen, to complete the dinosaur.

OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST - rarely preserved remnants of carbonized skin tissue can be seen, particularly on the skull and sacrum (pelvis).

Recent discoveries have determined that Psittacosaurs had exceptionally thick skin - very much like that of sharks.

The carbon remnants are  scattered in small clusters with larger patches up to 3/4"!

Vertebrae (with dorsal & lateral processes) comprise separate sections with individual bones fixed together. The vertebral column is retained as fossilized.

GUARANTEED fossilized bones - NO replica, cast, resin, plaster or plastic bones.

NO restoration.

LARGE skull - excellent teeth.

PRICE £3999.99
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