Camarasaurus lentus Skull Fossil Replica
$409.00
Adult specimens ate much coarser foodstuff than juveniles, so dietary divergence occurred once these individuals achieved their full adult size.
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Description
Camarasaurus lentus skull fossil replica measures 7.6 x 5.1 x 6.3 inches. Camarasaurus lentus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). Made in USA.
The arched Camarasaurus skull features a remarkably square shape, and the blunt snout contains many fenestrae. Its 7.5-inch teeth resemble chisels that sit evenly along the jaw.
The strength of these teeth resembled chisels that sit evenly along the jaw. The strength of these teeth indicates that the lizard ate coarse plant material, so it likely stripped tough foliage with ease. Each front limb bore five toes, but the inner toe held a large, sharp claw.
Like most sauropods, the front limbs remained shorter than the hind legs. The neck and counterbalancing tail also stayed shorter than usual for a dinosaur of this size. It possessed a large spinal cord near the hips, and the hollowed-out vertebrae served a more unique purpose.
These pneumatic bones contained air sacs connected to the lungs, because the animal needed to save weight. This structure eventually inspired the creature’s name, which literally means “chambered lizard.”
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Clade: Dinosauria
- Clade: Saurischia
- Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
- Clade: †Sauropoda
- Clade: †Macronaria
- Family: †Camarasauridae
- Subfamily: †Camarasaurinae Cope, 1878a
- Genus: †Camarasaurus Cope, 1877a
- Type species: †Camarasaurus supremus Cope, 1877a
- Conservation Status: Extinct
The blunt-toothed Camarasaurus and beaked Camptosaurus served as the primary prey of their era. You can pair a Camarasaurus skull with a Camptosaurus dinosaur skull replica to represent these herbivores and add an Allosaurus skull replica to recreate a hatchet-style ambush scene. This apex predator eventually gave way to the agile Deinonychus, so adding a Deinonychus skull replica to your gallery marks a lethal transition in dinosaur hunting strategies.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.1 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 7.6 × 5.1 × 6.3 in |
