Gastrolith Fossils / Dinosaur Gizzard Stones

Gastrolith / Dinosaur Gizzard Stone. A gastrolith is a stomach or gizzard stone, which is a rock held in the gastrointestinal track of a dinosaur to aid in breaking down plant matter. Gastroliths in some species are held in the muscular gizzard and used to grind up hard fibrous plant material that the animal would otherwise be unable to eat. The gastroliths get rounded and polished by this grinding action. Most gastroliths appear to be from saurpod species. The size of gastroliths depends on the size of the animal and they can range from grains of sand to cobble sized. These gastroliths come from the Morrison formation (centered in Wyoming and Colorado, with outcrops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho). Jurrasic in age approximately 150 million years old.
Dinosaur Bones encourage good communication and insight, helping us to understand the Earth, and her changes, and her evolution. Dinosaur Bone brings a sense of adventure and excitement as a healing stone, and so helps us to move in more adventurous and new directions. It will help us to have faith and to better understand challenging situations. Dinosaur bone will connect us deeply with Earth energies and Nature. They help us to let go of old, stagnant ideas, and to move forward in life. As with all fossils, these bones can help us to connect with past lives, with past life regression, and accessing the Akashic Records.