Dinosaur Vertabrate

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Dinosaur Vertabrate

Entry/Object ID

78.57.193

Description

Donor: Delmar Smith Date/Period of Time: 135-225 Mya Condition: Very Good Dimensions: Approx: 4¼" x 5¼ (10.8 x 13.3 cm) Marking Location: On Specimen Description: Two slices, varying slightly in thickness of dinosaur vertebrate, from North Dakota. Polished sides show "Honey-comb" pattern in browns and grey crystalline filler, and black. Shape: Oval except for an indentation on side that indicates vertebrate were connected to spinal cord at this point. Spine is connected through vertebrate on other animals. From Mesozoic era. One slice is slightly smaller.