3.8" Wide, Pliosaurus (Stretosaurus) Vertebra - England

This is a 3.8" wide vertebra centrum of the giant Pliosaur (Stretosaurus cf. macromerus) from Abingdon, England. This is the centrum of the vertebrae. The processes are missing and the cortical bone is weathered.

Comes with an acrylic stand.

Pliosaurus is a genus of large carnivorous marine reptile belonging to the Pliosauroidea, a clade of short-necked plesiosaurs. They were an apex predator during the Middle Jurassic period, when seas covered Europe.

This is Liopleurodon ferox, a species of Pliosaur from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Pencil drawing by Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com).
This is Liopleurodon ferox, a species of Pliosaur from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Pencil drawing by Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com).


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Stretosaurus cf. macromerus
LOCATION
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
FORMATION
Kimeridge Clay
SIZE
3.8" wide, 3.3" tall
ITEM
#171227
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