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3.1" Theropod Dinosaur (Raptor) Femur - Morocco
This is a 3.1" femur of a small theropod dinosaur (raptor) from the Kem Kem Beds of Morocco. The fact the bone is hollow is a defining characteristic that allows us to label it as theropod. There are several repaired cracks in the bone but no restoration.
The Kem Kem Group is famous for yielding a diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage, including fish, reptiles, and dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus. These fossils are found in a thin bed that outcrops around the edge of a large plateau near Taouz, Morocco. Local miners collect these fossils by digging narrow tunnels by hand into this plateau, following the layer.
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
SPECIES
Unidentified Theropod
AGE
LOCATION
Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
3.1"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#110177
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