Iguanodon Bone 1.648" Cross-Section dendraster 31" Ordovician Ophiurida Brittle Star

31" Ordovician Ophiurida Brittle Star

The age of this group has been estimated using a radiometric dating process involving Rhenium-osmium isotopes

Above: Front of the Specimen Card

Triassic–Jurassic (201

363" in length

Iguanodon Bone 1.648" Cross-Section dendraster 31" Ordovician Ophiurida Brittle StarIguanodon was one of the first dinosaurs to be discovered and an incredibly important puzzle piece to our modern understanding of the creatures. The herbivore stood three meters tall and weighed over 5 tons, with sharp thumb like claws for defense and elongated little fingers to grasp at food. It was even capable of bipedal locomotion, using its tail as a counterweight. This specimen is a 1. 648" fossil bone section from an Iguanodon from the Weald