1.76" Hadrosaur Ungual(Judith River)

Size: 1.76"

Species: Hadrosaur

Age: late cretaceous- 75.3-79 MYA

Location Found: Judith River Formation, Northern Montana, USA 

A fossil ungual is the most distal (farthest from the body) bone in a digit (finger or toe). It serves as the bony core that supports a claw, hoof, or nail in terrestrial vertebrates, including dinosaurs, mammals, and birds.

Hadrosaurs, or duck-billed dinosaurs, were a diverse group of large, herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs that thrived during the Late Cretaceous Period, known for their broad, duck-like beaks and complex, tooth-battery chewing mechanisms. Often living in herds, they were dominant herbivores across North America, Asia, and Europe, ranging from 30 to over 50 feet in length