Raised Fossil Grallator Dinosaur Footprint for Sale

Age: 205-200 Million Years Old (Early Jurassic)Location: Connecticut River Valley, ConnecticutIchnogenus: Grallator Species: Unknown Theropod Dinosaur SpeciesSlab Size: 11” x 11” x 1”Footprint Size: 4.5”x 4”   This impressive fossil dinosaur footprint made by a small, bird-like ornithischian dinosaur from the earth Jurassic!   This specimen is a raised impression, otherwise known as a “natural cast”. This process of fossilization occurs when a trace is made, quickly hardens, and is buried swiftly with fresh sedimentary deposits that harden within the true impression. Occasional when you split the rocks of this region, you can get both the positive and negative impressions. However in some cases, like this, only one side of the fossil impression survives. This specimen has been highlighted for easy viewing but can be easily washed off.   The footprints were discovered, amongst others, by a farm boy, Pliny Moody. E.B. Hitchcock, a clergyman, described the Grallator footprints and others