COMPLETE HADROSAURID ARM. ...

Description

COMPLETE HADROSAURID ARM
Edmontosaurus annectens
Cretaceous
Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
This superb specimen comprises the humerus, radial, ulna, four metacarpals and eleven phalanges from the arm of a Hadrosaur. The hadrosauridae were large duck-billed herbivores who roamed the plains of Asia, Europe and North America during the Upper Cretaceous period 99-65 million years ago. Their flattened, duck-like "beaks" were ideal for clipping twigs and vegetation, while their strong forearms could be used equally well for pulling down branches to within reach, or for walking or running on all fours from the fearsome predators that shared their habitat (most notably the Albertosaurus). The complete arm offered here displays superb patination and bone texture, with minimal and sympathetic restoration; mounted on a custom metal armature, it stands 47 inches high.



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