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1.1" Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Phalange - Morocco
This is a 1.1" wide section of fossil theropod phalage (finge) bone from the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco.
This specimen is missing the proximal end of the bone but this displays the hollow inside of the bone, a characteristic Theropods share with modern birds.
This specimen is missing the proximal end of the bone but this displays the hollow inside of the bone, a characteristic Theropods share with modern birds.
The Kem Kem Group is famous for yielding a diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage, including fish, reptiles, and dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus. These fossils are found in a thin bed that outcrops around the edge of a large plateau near Taouz, Morocco. Local miners collect these fossils by digging narrow tunnels by hand into this plateau, following the layer.
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
SPECIES
Unidentified Theropod
AGE
LOCATION
Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
1.1"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#110157
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