Natural History - Large Dilophosaurus Dinosaur Footprint

EARLY JURASSIC PERIOD, 170 MILLION YEARS BP

14 3/4" (4.87kg, 37.5cm).

A Dilophosaurus three toed footprint in a shale matrix.

Provenance

From the Portland Formation, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA; from the Pradi Collection, Boston, USA; acquired 1980s. By repute authenticated by Dr. Ostrum, Professor of Palaeontology at Yale University, New England, during the 1970s.

Footnotes

Dilophosaurus is known from fossil remains found in the Kayenta formation of Arizona, USA, and was among the largest carnivores of its time (about 7 meters long) and had a pair of rounded crests on its skull.This footprint has been authenticated by a well-known Dinosaur track Palaeontologist in Massachusetts.

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Natural History - Large Dilophosaurus Dinosaur Footprint

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