Gorgosaurus Claw Replica
$19.00
The forelimbs had only two digits, although a third metacarpal is known in some specimens, the vestigial remains of the third digit seen in other theropods. Gorgosaurus had four digits on each hindlimb, including a small first toe (hallux) which did not contact the ground.
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Description
Gorgosaurus claw replica measures 4.3 inches. Gorgosaurus claw is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Gorgosaurus was smaller than Tyrannosaurus or Tarbosaurus, close in size to Albertosaurus. Adults reached 26 to 30 ft. in length from snout to tail, and weighed 2–3 metric tons (2.2–3.3 short tons) in body mass.
The largest known skull measures 39 in. long, just slightly smaller than that of Daspletosaurus. As in other tyrannosaurids, the skull was large compared to its body size, although chambers within the skull bones and large openings (fenestrae) between bones reduced its weight.
Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus share proportionally longer and lower skulls than Daspletosaurus and other tyrannosaurids. The end of the snout was blunt, and the nasal and parietal bones were fused along the midline of the skull, as in all other members of the family.
The eye socket was circular rather than oval or keyhole-shaped as in other tyrannosaurid genera. A tall crest rose from the lacrimal bone in front of each eye, similar to Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus. Differences in the shape of bones surrounding the brain set Gorgosaurus apart from Albertosaurus.
Gorgosaurus teeth were typical of all known tyrannosaurids. The eight premaxillary teeth at the front of the snout were smaller than the rest, closely packed and D-shaped in cross section.
In Gorgosaurus, the first tooth in the maxilla was also shaped like the premaxillary teeth.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Clade: Dinosauria
- Clade: Saurischia
- Clade: Theropoda
- Clade: †Eutyrannosauria
- Family: †Tyrannosauridae
- Subfamily: †Albertosaurinae
- Genus: †Gorgosaurus Lambe, 1914
- Type species: †Gorgosaurus libratus
Additional information
| Weight | 1.5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4.3 in |
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