{"product_id":"anklyosaur-scute","title":"Ankylosaur Scute","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANKYLOSAUR OSTEODERM WITH ASSOCIATED BONE FRAGMENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnkylosauria indet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLance Formation, Late Cretaceous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNiobrara County, Wyoming, USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking block of ankylosaur material preserving a substantial dermal osteoderm together with associated fossil bone in original Lance Formation matrix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal osteoderm is broad and asymmetrical, with a gently raised profile and a richly textured external surface characteristic of ankylosaur armor. Several additional bones remain exposed within the surrounding matrix, including a prominent curved element, creating an unusually evocative assemblage rather than a single isolated piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreserved with much of its natural matrix intact, the specimen has the immediacy of a field discovery and offers a compelling glimpse of the heavily armored dinosaurs that inhabited western North America at the close of the Cretaceous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 11 × 11 × 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(28 × 28 × 10 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1006\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ayB4hTBcDBA\" title=\"Ankylosaur scute\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fossil Realm","offers":[{"title":"Sauropod Femur","offer_id":52838927630623,"sku":null,"price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0190\/1942\/files\/517A9104.jpg?v=1788196540","url":"https:\/\/www.fossilrealm.com\/products\/anklyosaur-scute","provider":"Fossil Realm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}