Struthiomimus Extinct Dinosaur Toe Bone Fossil in Display Case Rare For Sale

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Struthiomimus Extinct Dinosaur Toe Bone Fossil in Display Case Rare:
$69.99

Struthiomimus partial toe bone fossil in display case.

This toe bone fossil was found in Montana on the famous Hell Creek Formations.

The fossil is about 1/2" x 1/2".

This is an extremely cool toe bone.

Fossil comes in a unique Struthiomimus display case and includes a laminated information card.

All fossils sold are authentic fossils, no replicas.

Struthiomimus, meaning "ostrich-mimic", isa genus of ornithomimid dinosaursfrom thelateCretaceousofNorth America. Ornithomimids werelong-legged,bipedal, ostrich-likedinosaurswith toothless beaks. Thetype species, Struthiomimus altus, is one of the more common, smaller dinosaurs found inDinosaur Provincial Park; their overall abundance—in addition to their toothless beak—suggeststhat these animals were mainlyherbivorousoromnivorous, rather than purelycarnivorous, if at all.Similar to the modern extant ostriches, emus, and rheas, ornithomimid dinosaurslikely lived as opportunistic omnivores, supplementing a largely plant-baseddiet with a variety of small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects,invertebrates, and anything else they could fit into their mouth, as theyforaged.

The size ofStruthiomimusis estimated at about 14-16ftlong and 4-6 ft tall at the hips, with a weight of around 330-515lbs.

As with other ornithomimids, they had small slender heads on long necks.Theireyes were large and their jaws were toothless.Their tails were relativelystiff and probably used for balance.They had long slender arms and hands,with immobile forearm bones and limited opposability between the first fingerand the other two.As in other ornithomimids but unusually amongtheropods, the three fingers were roughly the same length, and the claws wereonly slightly curved.These might have been adaptations to support wingfeathers.It is likely it had feathers all over its body. Struthiomimusdifferedfrom close relatives only in subtle aspects of anatomy. The edge of the upperbeak was concave inStruthiomimus, unlikeOrnithomimus,which had straight beak edges.

Struthiomimus Extinct Dinosaur Toe Bone Fossil in Display Case Rare

$79.99

Struthiomimus Extinct Dinosaur Toe Bone Fossil in Display Case Rare

$69.99