0.7" Theropod Indet. Claw (Judith River)

Size: 0.7" long Species: unknown theropod Age: late cretaceous- 75.3-79 MYA Location Found: Judith River Formation, Northern Montana, USA A fossil ungual is the most distal (farthest from the body) bone in a digit (finger or toe). It serves as the bony core that supports a claw, hoof, or nail in terrestrial vertebrates, including dinosaurs, mammals, and birds