TYRANNOSAURID SKULL CAST. ...

Description

TYRANNOSAURID SKULL CAST
Albertosaurus libratus
Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Stage
Two Medicine Formation, Teton Co, Montana
Very similar in appearance to the famous Tyrannosaurus, the Albertosaurus was a rather older relative and significantly smaller, but with the same basic body shape of large head and tiny front limbs, bipedal with a tail that comprised half of the animal's overall length. Their prey included a variety of ceratopsians, hadrosaurs and smaller dinosaurs, and their domain extended throughout western North America. This skull cast is highly detailed and accurately shows all internal structures, reproducing the fantastic bone texture of the original specimen which is on display at the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita, Kansas. The mouth bristle with the characteristic fat heavy black teeth, and the skull measures 28 inches long, raised on a metal stand to 26½ inches high.

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