Edmontosaurus Toe Hoof Juvenile Replica
$19.00
Edmontosaurus toe hoof juvenile replica is 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.8 in. The Edmontosaurus annectens juvenile toe hoof is a museum-quality cast.
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Description
Edmontosaurus toe hoof juvenile replica measures 1.8 x 0.9 x 0.8 inches. The Edmontosaurus annectens juvenile toe hoof is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Edmontosaurus had unique hoof-like claws on its hands and feet. For a long time, scientists thought these claws were paddles for swimming. Exceptional dinosaur mummies with preserved skin proved this idea wrong. The fossils show these animals lived on dry land.
The skin formed a large, padded mitten around the front fingers. This skin mitten created a single solid hoof. The front foot looked like a modern horse or camel foot. The back feet had three massive toes. Each back toe ended in a broad, flat bone.
Thick layers of keratin covered these flat toe bones to form a heavy-duty hoof. The wide hooves acted like snowshoes. They distributed the heavy weight of the dinosaur across soft river mud. Scans of young fossils prove these hooves grew from a very early age.
Young babies hatched with the same flat hooves as the adults. These hooves helped the young dinosaurs keep up with migrating herds. Fossil tracks show the hooves left blunt, rounded footprints in the dirt rather than sharp claw marks.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Clade: Dinosauria
- Order: †Ornithischia
- Suborder: †Ornithopoda
- Family: †Hadrosauridae
- Subfamily: †Saurolophinae
- Genus: †Edmontosaurus
- Species: †E. annectens
- Binomial name: †Edmontosaurus regalis Lambe, 1917
- Conservation status: Extinct
The Edmontosaurus juvenile toe hoof pairs well with the Edmontosaurus annectens skull plaque replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 1.8 × 0.9 × 0.8 in |
| National Dinosaur Day - June 1st | National Dinosaur Day is celebrated on June 1st every year. It's a day to learn about dinosaurs, including what they looked like, what they ate, and how they became extinct. |
