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GRADE 10 2.5 INCH RARE ESPRESSO BROWN DELTADROMEUS TOOTH Tegana Formation - Northern Sahara Desert, Morocco CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 99 - 93 million years ago Only once long ago did we have another Deltadromeus agilis dinosaur tooth of this color. High grade, properly identified specimens are very hard to locate. This stunning example is a dark espresso brown. It features a complete original crown with AAA preservation. Enamel is superb, serrations are distinct and tip is present and complete. Tooth is at the upper range for large teeth from this dinosaur. Tooth has ONLY ONE hairline fracture repair but entire tooth can boast of NO RESTORATION!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PALEONTOLOGIST TO UNDERSTAND THAT A 25 FOOT MEAT-EATING THERAPOD THE SIZE OF A JUVENILE T. REX DID NOT HAVE TEETH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A DIME!
Discovered and identified in 1995 in southeast Morocco, Deltadromeus agilis was named for its amazingly delicate, long limbs and apparent high-speed mobility. With the skeleton reconstructed, it is greater than 25 feet in length and is 8 feet high at the hip. Estimated weight when the creature was alive is 3.5 to 4 tons. Deltadromeus was a meat-eating dinosaur believed to be an early offshoot of the therapod line that led to the development of tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs ("raptors") in North America.
Deltadromeus approaches the size of Tyrannosaurus yet, was a swift and agile hunter with a body profile and other characteristics similar to much smaller dromaeosaurs hence the nickname, "River Raptor". Comparative analysis of its bones suggest it was akin to an enormous dromaeosaur of elongate design. Deltadromeus was the "cheetah version" of its kind and built for incredible speed and stamina. Fossil crocodile teeth, turtle shell, crayfish, petrified wood and many dinosaur footprints were found near the sites of the skeleton. This is evidence that the now scorching Sahara Desert was once a vast flood plain laced with rivers edged by coniferous trees. Crocodiles and turtles swam the rivers and predatory dinosaurs including Deltadromeus, ran through the mud leaving dozens of three-toed tracks that can now be found in the fossilized sedimentary rock in that region. Remains of Deltadromeus agilis have only been found in the Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco and are extremely RARE. BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF EXCELLENT QUALITY, PRESERVATION AND COLOR 2.5" long along the curve SOLD DT11-010 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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Deltadromeus agilis by the very talented MINEO SHIRAISHI Used with permission and copyright protected. |
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