Daspletosaurus Bone Fragment - Authentic Two Medicine Formation Fossil Specimen

An Authentic Daspletosaurus Bone Fossil From Montana

This authentic Daspletosaurus bone fossil is a fragment of leg bone from a powerful tyrannosaur. It lived roughly 74 to 77 million years ago.

Product Details

• Specimen: Daspletosaurus leg bone, a tyrannosaur bone fossil, 0.5 to 1 in
• Formation: Two Medicine Formation fossil from Montana
• Age: Roughly 74 to 77 million years old, Late Cretaceous
• Display: Acrylic jar with a removable top, in a glass-topped riker box, 4 x 3 x 1 in
• Includes: Information card that serves as the statement of authenticity

The Frightful Lizard

The name Daspletosaurus means frightful lizard. It was a carnivore about 9 meters long. It weighed roughly 2.5 metric tons.

It lived along the Western Interior Seaway before Tyrannosaurus rex. It hunted hadrosaurs and horned dinosaurs.

Montana's Fossil Beds

Each Two Medicine Formation fossil helps map the tyrannosaur family tree. This Daspletosaurus leg bone is a small piece of that story.

Its bite force was more than seven times an alligator's. Evidence hints at packs of at least three animals.

See more in our Prehistoric Collection and Authentic Fossil Specimens.

Display and Care

Keep the authentic Daspletosaurus bone fossil in its jar and box. Fossil bone is fragile.

About Tyrannosaurs

Daspletosaurus had longer arms than other tyrannosaurids, with two-fingered claws. Sources vary on its exact size and age. Any tyrannosaur bone fossil like this is a rare find.

For More Reading from the Web

• Meet Daspletosaurus in the Natural History Museum's dino directory. Daspletosaurus - Natural History Museum
• Read the supplier's page on this fragment. Daspletosaurus Fragment Page - Mini Museum