DINOSAUR HAND CLAW. ...

Description

DINOSAUR HAND CLAW
Chirostenotes pergracillis
Late Cretaceous
Hell Creek Formation, near Baker, Montana
The Chirostenotes was a member of the Elmisaurid family, a lightly-built theropod first discovered in the Judith River Formation by C.W. Gilmore in 1924. It had a bird-like appearance with proto-feathers, and a crest or casque on its head. This particular claw was retrieved from the famous Hell Creek Formation, near Baker, Montana just this past summer. It is in excellent condition with no restoration and measures 2¼ inches in length along the curve.

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