Fossil for Sale!
Dinosaur, Pterosaur fossils
for sale in auction.

I usually sell this item for $125 but due to my wife's recent open-heart surgery I'm desperate to move on fast for cash!

So you don’t have room at your place for an extra table to accommodate a full-sized dinosaur skull replica?  OK, neither do I, but I bet you can make some space on a wall!  This massive skull is 27â€� long and 13â€� tall but only protrudes 3â€� from the wall when hung.  It weighs less than 3 pounds and has a braided wire hanger on the back.  With the enclosed anchors and screws you won’t even have to fuss with finding a stud in your wall! 

The skull you are bidding on was made entirely by hand at a professional level of quality.  I have worked in 5 different museums, spent 8 years as a field archaeologist, and worked for over 15 years as a display artist with clients ranging from museums around the world to Universal Studios.  Altogether I have 30 years experience with molding and casting. 

The nasal arch on the original fossil had been crushed, giving it a pointy-nosed, crocodilian appearance.  I reconstructed that area to restore the distinctive tyrannosaurid snout.  Then I encased the whole skull in platinum-cure silicone mold rubber to catch the smallest surface detail.  (It’s the same technique I used to make all the African animal skulls in “Edge of Africaâ€� at BuschGardens in Tampa, Florida.)  The skull is cast in gel coat and backed with fiberglass.  Despite its light weight, it is very tough, being made of the same materials as many boats and race car bodies.  I applied 5 layers of color to bring out the texture and features of the original.  Due to being hand-painted, the finish may vary slightly from the photo.  Finally I sealed it in a layer of matte clear coat to protect the paint.  Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may fade the colors a bit.

Gorgosaurus libratus was a tyrranosaurid dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous, around 80 million years ago.  It was very similar (and perhaps ancestral) to its later, famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.  Gorgosaurus means “Gorgon lizardâ€�, referring to a Greek myth of snake-haired sisters whose glance turned others to stone. A little pun on petrification, perhaps?  Gorgosaurus grew up to 30’ long and weighed up to 3 tons.  It was the top predator (or scavenger, depending on who’s theorizing) of its time, and had the same wicked steak-knife serrations on its teeth as T. rex.  On this specimen, probably that of a young adult, you can see the replacement teeth pushing up from beneath the front teeth.  Gorgosaurus is so similar to a contemporary species that for a while it was re-named Albertosaurus, but now it is believed they are separate species.  The original fossil from which this was molded was found in the Belly River Formation of Alberta, Canada, and others have been found in the USA   In the first location it was contemporaneous with, and preyed upon, the “duck-billedâ€� hadrosaurid Gryposaurus – keep an eye out for my eBay listing of this skull, also!    

No reserve price.  Shipping anywhere in the lower 48 States USA is $35 and includes USPS Priority, insurance and delivery confirmation.  I prefer Paypal but will accept a money order.  Sorry, no personal checks.  Thanks for looking & good luck!