0.8" Saurornitholestes Raptor Serrated Tooth Fossil Judith River FM MT COA, Display

Location: Judith River Formation, Hill County, Montana (Private Land Origin)  Weight: 0.3 Ounces  Dimensions Tooth: 0.8 Inches Long, 0.3 Inches Wide, 0.1 Inches Thick Comes with a Display Box. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Saurornitholestes, meaning "lizard-bird thief," is a genus of carnivorous dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period, found in Alberta, Montana, and New Mexico. It includes two species: Saurornitholestes langstoni, identified in 1978, and Saurornitholestes sullivani, discovered in 2015. This small, bipedal predator was characterized by a sickle-shaped claw on its foot. Like other dromaeosaurids, Saurornitholestes had a long, curved, blade-like claw on its second toe. It was more long-legged and lightly built compared to relatives such as Velociraptor and Dromaeosaurus. It resembles Velociraptor with large, fang-like teeth at the front of the jaws, and its closest relative appears to be Velociraptor, although the exact evolutionary re