Nigersaurus taqueti

Type: sauropod
Age: 110 million years old
Height at hip: 8 ft (2.4 m)
Length: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Discovery site: Niger, Africa

This bizarre, long-necked dinosaur is characterized by its unusually broad, straight-edged muzzle tipped with more than 500 replaceable teeth.  The original fossil skull of Nigersaurus is one of the first dinosaur skulls to be digitally reconstructed from CT scans.

Available Casts

  • Skeleton                     34’x10’x13’
  • Skull & Neck               3’x1’6”x1’8”
  • Flesh head & neck      3’x1’6”x3’2”