{"product_id":"dinosaur-food-cycad-fossil","title":"Dinosaur Food Cycad Fossil - Authentic Lance Formation Plant Fossil Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat did the dinosaurs eat? For vast herds of sauropods, ceratopsians, and hadrosaurs, the answer included the \u003cstrong\u003eCycad\u003c\/strong\u003e - a palm-shaped, gymnosperm plant that was one of the most important food sources for the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth. Thanks to an incredibly efficient gut microbiome, herbivorous dinosaurs could digest and extract nutrients from these tough, fibrous plants in ways that modern mammals cannot. This \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic Cycad dinosaur food fossil\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece of a real Cycad plant fossil recovered from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, estimated to be approximately 67 million years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Meal of the Cretaceous Herbivores\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a cast. This is a genuine plant fossil - a piece of the actual vegetation that sustained the dinosaurs in the final chapter of the Mesozoic. The Lance Formation of Wyoming dates to the very end of the Cretaceous, meaning this Cycad grew alongside T. rex, Triceratops, and the other animals of that final era of the dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Authentic Cycad Fossil - Food of the Giants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach specimen includes a Mini Museum certificate of authenticity and informational display card. Explore more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/era-prehistoric-art-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePrehistoric Collection\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/natural-history-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNatural History Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80-112-0242-201-40\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lance Formation, Wyoming\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 67 million years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate of authenticity and informational card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mini Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43171394781297,"sku":"80-112-0242-201-40","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/mms-dinosaur-food-001-2022.jpg?v=1777052851","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/dinosaur-food-cycad-fossil","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}