Utahraptor Claw 9" Fossil Replica Utah Raptor stnd $61

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Utahraptor Claw 9" Fossil Replica Utah Raptor w/std $61 Free shipping in the continental United States with Buy-It-Now. This auction is for the 9" Utahraptor claw fossil replica shown above. Created from compound stone, it is designed to replicate the look, feel, and weight of true bone. We also include the high quality acrylic display base to highlight the fossil's most interesting features. The clear display base is etched with the Latin name of the dinosaur, Utahraptor ostrommaysi. The Utah-raptor claw is from the lethal arsenal of the most deadly dinosaur to ever stalk the Earth. This vicious 9" (measured on the curve) sickle claw was a truly amazing weapon. The raptor utilized long arms to subdue a victim, while slashing the abdomen with a ripping claw located on its foot. The Utahraptor belongs to the same family as the Velociraptor. Retail Price is $61. Skullduggery fossil replicas make an impressive addition to your office decor, instantly becoming the topic of conversation. The craftsmen at Skullduggery painstakingly cast molds from real fossils housed in museums across the United States. They then create exceptional replicas, such as the one you see They are perfect teaching aids in traditional and home school classrooms. Don't confuse this with a $5 plastic fossil replica, this is as close to real thing as you may get! We have 99.9% positive feedback on over 700 transactions. We'd love to leave positive feedback for you, too! Utahraptor Image, Name: UtahraptorPronunciation: YOO-tah-RAP-torMeaning: Robber from UtahAnimal Type: Dinosaur (dromaeosaur)Dietary Type: CarnivoreSize: Up to 6.5 meters long/2 meters highWeight: Up to almost a tonMajor Fossil Finds: Eastern Utah Utahraptor is known from a well-preserved skeleton found in 1991 in Utah, USA and fragmentary remains from South America. It was the largest of a group of lightly-built carnivores, called the dromaeosaurs ('swift lizards'). Utahraptor had large eyes, long grasping hands and powerfully clawed feet. Clearly it was carnivorous, but was distinctive in relying on a wickedly hooked, slashing claw on each foot rather than the jaws and teeth of a typical predator. Its toe joints were specially enlarged so that its massive claw could be raised upward and backward to avoid damage while running. But when used in attack, its claw flexed forward as the animal kicked out. To help it balance on one foot while kicking, its tail was made to act like an acrobat's balancing pole, being stiffened by a sheath of fine bony rods. Swinging in a wide arc its huge 20 cm slashing claw would produce terrible wounds enabling a Utahraptor to cripple and kill animals much larger than itself. The discovery of a number of skeletons of the closely related dromaeosaur, Deinonychus , around the skeleton of a large plant eater suggests that dromaeosaurs may well have hunted in packs. The dromaeosaur group also included Velociraptor , made famous by Steven Spielberg in "Jurassic Park". For the film, Velociraptor was made twice its actual size, which seemed to be very speculative at the time. However, within a year of the release of the film, a giant dromaeosaur had been found, namely Utahraptor . So life can be stranger than fiction. We accept credit cards, debit cards, and eChecks through Paypal. Money orders and personal checks are also accepted. Items paid for by personal check will ship 10 days after check is received. We accept returns if notified within 7 days of receipt of the item. The item must be returned in the same condition as when shipped. If we have made an error in the auction, we will pay the shipping both ways. Otherwise, the buyer is responsible for shipping. US Orders We offer free domestic ground shipping with Buy-It-Now and McMichael's eBay Store purchases shipped to the continental United States. Please request a shipping quote for items shipped to Alaska or Hawaii. We use UPS services with... read more

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