Agatized Dinosaur Bone

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Object Details

Discipline

Paleobiology

Region

US High Plains and Rocky Mountains (ID, MT, ND, SD, WY, CO)

Description

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Geologic Age

Mesozoic - Jurassic - Upper/Late

Notes

This specimen is a polished section of a dinosaur limb bone which shows the cell structure of the agatized or fossilized bone. This is about 6.5cm thick and measures roughly 14.25cm x5.8cm.

Number of objects in this record

Record Last Modified

5 Jun 2020

USNM Number

EO51020

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality

North America, United States, Colorado, Mesa County

Scientific Name

Dinosauriformes

See more items in

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

Taxonomy

Animalia, Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauriformes

Topic

Education & Outreach

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aced047b-47cf-44e1-97e9-9c6c4319d2a7

Record ID

nmnheducation_10020563