Lot 7
DINOSAUR FOSSIL ARM AND CLAWS, PSITTACOSAURUS
LOWER CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 119 - 97.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
a large well preserved arm and claw from the dinosaur psittacosaurus, encased within the original matrix
Dimensions
25cm across, 33cm arm length
Provenance
Private collection, London, United Kingdom, acquired 2000s
Footnote
With its birdlike skull and distinctive beak-shaped mouth, Psittacosaurus whose name literally means “parrot lizard”, was a small, herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. Although it lacked the large frills and horns that characterized its later relatives, Psittacosaurus belonged to the Ceratopsia group, the same lineage that would eventually produce iconic species such as Triceratops. It was a herd-dwelling animal, likely using its beak to crop tough vegetation.