Lot 634
5 Inch Dinosaur Hand Claw - Psittacosaurus. This 5 inch hand claw belongs to a very important dinosaur, Psittacosaurus (translates to "parrot-beaked reptile"). It is the earliest ancestor of famous horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops. One specimen of Psittacosaurus even had weird barbs on its tail, somewhat like a porcupine. Psittacosaurus was a small dinosaur, only 4 to 5 feet long, that walked bipedally. This complete hand has had all the bones and claws attached to form a complete hand. The bones are a tan color and the claws are nearly complete. In life these claws would have been covered in keratin, the same substance that forms our fingernails. The inner claw was longer and sharper than the other three and may have been used for defense. Found near Beipiao city in Liaoning Province of northern China, this 130-135 million year old dinosaur is more than 60 million years older than its famous relative Triceratops. Weight is 12 ounces.
Estimated Value $850 - 1,250.
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