Hadrosaur Caudal Vertebra – Javelina Formation, Brewster County, Texas

Hadrosaur Caudal Vertebra | Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) | Javelina Creek Ranch, Brewster County, Texas

A very good condition caudal (tail) vertebra from a hadrosaur — the iconic “duck-billed dinosaurs” of the Late Cretaceous — recovered from Javelina Creek Ranch, Brewster County, Texas. Dating to the Maastrichtian Stage of the Late Cretaceous, this specimen is approximately 66–70 million years old and represents one of the last great dinosaur faunas before the end-Cretaceous extinction.

Provenance

• Taxon: Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)
• Element: Caudal vertebra
• Period: Late Cretaceous – Maastrichtian Stage (~66–70 Ma)
• Location: Javelina Creek Ranch, Brewster County, Texas, USA
• Condition: Very good

Big Bend country of west Texas is one of North America’s most celebrated Late Cretaceous fossil localities, yielding a rich diversity of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine reptiles. A hadrosaur vertebra of this quality from a documented Texas locality is a genuine collector’s piece.