Lot 693
Complete Psittacosaurus Dinosaur Skull. Psittacosaurus is a very important dinosaur that lived between 120-130 million years ago in Liaoning Province, Central Asia. Psittacosaurus is important as being the oldest ancestor of the famous horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops. Psittacosaurus did not have horns but did possess a horned beak and bony Jugals (back of the upper jaw) which are characteristic of only ceroptopsian (horned) dinosaurs. This important juvenile dinosaur skull is 4.25X3.25 inches completely removed from its hard stony matrix except for the back of the skull which was left for stability. More than 10 hours of careful detailed work was required to remove the hard stone matrix from inside the skull. It is a good skull with solid bone and just slightly distorted with some restoration on the teeth. The important jugals, fenestrae and eye holes are completely cut out and show excellent detail. This impressive dinosaur skull has been mounted on a 5X3 inch custom black wooden stand for display. Estimate Value $900 - UP
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