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Acquire specimen:
$2,400,000 Full Rights to Specimen
$1,800,000 TPI Retains Casting Rights

($240,000 - Non-Refundable Deposit to Hold Item; Applied to final price)

INTRODUCTION
This is a rare crested lambeosaurine dinosaur at about ~7.3 meters long with the majority of the skeleton preserved, including approximately half of the skull. This is yet another Judith River formation specimen and a contemporary of our Teratophoneus, Pentaceratops and our new ceratopsians, perfect for creating a more developed exhibit with multiple skeletons interacting. Preparation is complete and the skeleton is ready to be mounted!

DISCOVERY
Larry, a rancher who loves to hunt for dinosaurs near his home, was exploring badlands with Dr. Kraig Derstler during the summer of 2007. He had just finished wagering Kraig the princely sum of two quarters that he could find a diggable dinosaur fossil first when he came across duckbill bone fragments weathering out of a very steep slope.

EXCAVATION
Most of Joyce (named after Larry's wife) was buried fairly quickly, with only a few shed tyrannosaur teeth in the quarry indicating limited scavenging activity. Unfortunately, not long after Joyce was buried, a small creek had cut through the site removing most of the tail. Somehow knowing it had been missing for 75 million years made us feel a bit better. From the limbs, vertebrae and skull we were able to tell that it was a lambeosaurine duckbill dinosaur, one of the types with a head crest. The pile of bones was so extensive that we had to remove most of it in one large jacket, and slide it up nearly 50 feet of slope to load on a trailer.

FAST FACTS

• Joyce is a remarkably complete skeleton. The body, articulated neck, limbs, and part of the skull were all present.

• Corythosaurus had a big, impressive crest on the top of its head.

• Joyce was a primary prey animal for our Teratophoneus