Apatosaurus sp
Superorder Dinosauria, Order Saurischia, Family Diplodocidae
Geological Time: Late Jurassic
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Dinosaur tooth is 9 mm long, 5 mm base width on a 30 mm by 25 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Morrison Formation, Bone Cabin Quarry, Laramie, Wyoming USA
Code: AW19
Price: Sold
 Description:
This is a fine example of a juvenile tooth from a sauropod dinosaur
known as Apatosaurus. The dinosaur was named by O.C. Marsh in the
latter part of the 19th century, found at Como Bluff, Wyoming.
He did not find a skull, but attributed one he found some miles
away as belonging to this species, thus perpetrating an error which
lasted for decades until a correction was  made in museum displays
around the world. Some years later in 1897 a field crew from the
American Museum of Natural History returned to the region to prospect
for bones. They discovered the ruins of a sheepherder’s cabin
a few miles away from Como Bluff. The region was so rich in bones
that a new quarry was established and given the name Bone Cabin
Quarry. The remains of many dinosaurs, mostly sauropods, have been
removed in the years since, with some material still being collected
today. This specimen and several others I was able to acquire were
obtained from an individual who has been doing preparation work
on this material who was given some specimens as compensation.
Here is a UNIQUE opportunity to obtain a fossil from one of the
historic sites known worldwide. |
