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Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
North America, United States, Montana, Fallon County
Collection Date:
2014
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic - Paleogene - Puercan I
Notes:
These are fossilized vertebrae from the backbone of a champsosaur, an aquatic, crocodile-like reptile that is now extinct. Each measures approximately 2 cm x 2.5 cm x 2 cm or less.