Ouranosaurus Sahara Sail T-Shirt — Plate 078

The Ouranosaurus walking a green river delta, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 078 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Ouranosaurus nigeriensis, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Early Cretaceous, ~115 Ma
• Where fossils are found: Elrhaz Formation (Niger)
• Group: Ornithopods
• Setting in the art: Conifers, ferns, cycads, and some of the first flowering plants, with no grass yet
• What the fossils tell us: Tall back spines: sail or hump is debated

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.