Atlasaurus dinosaur bone – polished slices

Polished Atlasaurus dinosaur bone slices

Polished slices of Atlasaurus dinosaur bone - Atlasaurus was a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the middle Jurassic of North Africa.

These bones come from Morocco, and show an excellent amount of spongy bone cells.

Image credit:

• Reconstruction of an Atlasaurus dinosaur courtesy of Levi Bernardo via Wikimedia Commons.