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Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone),

Bone | RCIN 92578

Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone),

Canada

Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone),

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone),

Canada

Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone),

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Part of fossilised dinosaur humerus (upper arm bone), probably from the Hadrosaur family (duck-billed herbivorous dinosaurs), 86-66 million years ago, from the city of Drumheller, Alberta.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the city of Drumheller, Alberta, in 1959. Drumheller is internationally renowned as a centre of palaeontology.
People involved

Creator(s)

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Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Bone
Groupings
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Reptiles
Dinosaurs
References

Alternative title(s)

Paperweight
Places

Place of Production

Alberta [Canada]

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