Ceratosaurus nasicornis

Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian Stage (approx. 154-149 million years ago)

Morrison Formation, Bone Cabin Quarry (West), Albany County, Wyoming, USA

An exceptional, exhibition-ready mounted skeleton, measuring approximately 6 feet 3 inches in height, and approximately 10 feet 8 inches in length. Consisting of 139 original fossil ♓bone elements with additional sculpted materials, the skeleton boasts a superb virtually complete skull (57 fossil bone elements). Judging from the delicate, fine nature of the bone structure, and the overall size and degree of bone development, it can be determined that the skeleton belonged to a juvenile individual.

The bones are fully mineralized with a dark grey to black coloration, and the fossilization is superb with even small, delicate bones being preserved in fine detail. Each skull bone is extraordinarily complete, including the lower jaws with both upper and lower dentition. In addition to the incredible 43 teeth 👍present in the dentaries,🐽 there are 5 loose rooted teeth. The diagnostic horned nasals are distinct and well preserved, and the orbital ridge-shaped horns are also intact and discernible.

The specimen was meticulously prepared to the highest standards, showcasing the fossil's natural beauty. Accurately articulated anatomically, the skeleton is professionally mounted in an action pose on a custom metal armature🀅 with jaws open, displaying its formidable dentition.

The skeleton is offered with full rights, and the offering includes full documentation certifying condition, authenticity, and legality of ownership, as well as detailed 3D scans of the ꦐfull skeleton, and x-rays of the skull and its individual elements.

Photography: Matthew Sherman