Natural History - Fossil Allosaurus Dinosaur Rib Bone Section

LATE JURASSIC PERIOD, 155-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 3/4 in. (415 grams, 14.5 cm).

Comprising a slightly curving specimen with rough surfaces. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Emery County, Utah, U.S.A.
Acquired 1980s.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.

Footnotes

The name 'Allosaurus' means 'different lizard' alluding to its unique concave vertebrae.

CONDITION

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LOT 2361