Psittacosaurus Fossil Skull Authentic dinosaur museum quality, high end, large

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Psittacosaurus Fossil Skull Authentic dinosaur museum quality, high end, large:
$3100.00

• This is an outstanding dinosaur Psittacosaurus fossil Skull. It is very intact, 97%-99% in my best estimate. (see photos) It is 6\" long, 4.5\" wide, and 4.25.\" tall. It has all of its teeth showing in areas (see photos), very rare. It is of the species P. meileyingensis .It is late Early Cretaceous in age (over 100 million years ago. It was collected from Gobi desert, mongolia, very near china China.

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• I bought this in the late 90\"s, why it was till legal to sell fossils from china. China no longer allows and kind of fossil to be exported. I bought it at the world famous Tuson , Arizona gem mineral and fossil show. It has been in my collection a little over 21+ years. When I purchased it it was in complete matrix and I had it prepared by B>C>Stoneware in fair oaks ca.

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• I hate to be giving up this outstanding fossil, but my daughter needs braces. It is a carnivore and carnivore skulls are supper rare, they out number herbivores 100 to 1 or more, just look at the savanas in africa now, of herbivore compared to carnivore

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• Don\'t miss this chance that you may never see again. this is definitely a museum piece.

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• I am a geologist that graduated from california stat university sacramento (csus)

• I worked under a paleontologist at paleoresource consultants located in auburn ca, under phd. lanny fisk who is a paleontologist, and well educated in biology.

• I also worked for wallace kuhl & associates inc, as an Environmental geologist and monitored any kind of native soil disruption for bones, fossils, pipelines ect.

• So I can absolutely guarantee that this is a legitimate fossil Psittacosaurus fossil skull.

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• Do to the frail structure of this skull , I will have it professionaly wrapped by Fedex,

• It will be mailed via fedex ground with insurance, for 98 dollars

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also watch my sales for other great fossils to comeIt is the only Psittacosaurus fossil skull I have ever seen of this size and I have been collecting fossils for well over 2 decades,,,, dont miss this chance you may never see anotherPsittacosaurus ike thisFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPsittacosaurusTemporal range: Early meileyingensis cast, Children\'s Museum of IndianapolisScientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaClade: DinosauriaOrder: †OrnithischiaFamily: †PsittacosauridaeOsborn, 1923Genus: †PsittacosaurusOsborn, 1923Type speciesPsittacosaurus mongoliensisOsborn, 1923SpeciesList of 1923Hongshanosaurus You, Xu, & Wang, \"parrot lizard\") is the Early Cretaceous of what is now Asia, existing between 123.2 and 100 million years ago. It is notable for being the most species-rich dinosaur genus. Up to 11 species are known, from across Mongolia, Siberia, China, and possibly Thailand. The species of Psittacosaurus were obligate bipeds at adulthood, with a high skull and a robust beak. One individual was found preserved with long filaments on the tail, similar to those of Tianyulong, and scales across the rest of the animal. Psittacosaurus probably had complex behaviours, based on the proportions and relative size of the brain. It may have been active for short periods of time during the day and night, and had well-developed senses of smell and vision.Psittacosaurus was one of the earliest ceratopsians, but closer to Triceratops than Yinlong. Once in its own family, Psittacosauridae, with other genera like Hongshanosaurus, it is now considered to be senior synonym of the latter and an early offshoot of the branch that led to more derived forms. The genera closely related to Psittacosaurus are all from Asia, with the exception of Aquilops, from North America. The first species was either P. lujiatunensis or closely related, and it may have given rise to later forms of Psittacosaurus.Psittacosaurus is one of the most completely known dinosaur genera. Fossils of hundreds of individuals have been collected so far, including many complete skeletons. Most age classes are represented, from hatchling through to adult, which has allowed several detailed studies of Psittacosaurus growth rates and reproductive biology. The abundance of this dinosaur in the fossil record has led to the labelling of Lower Cretaceous sediments of east Asia the Psittacosaurus biochron.