DELTADROMEUS TOOTH - Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco

LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD:  99 - 93 million years ago

Probably one of the rarest dinosaur teeth from North Africa and often misidentified, the teeth from Deltadromeus are a real prize catch when found in fine condition.  This is a choice grade specimen that is FAR better in person than even in the photos above.  Exquisite glossy wet enamel of a burnt pumpkin orange and gold hue.  INTACT with no restoration or repair.  Dramatic and well preserved serrations.  Mottled hue is in the color of the enamel and not a surface defect.  Very minor surface blemish on enamel but in no way detracts from this rarity.  A beautiful and robust tooth from the anterior of the jaw.

Deltadromeus is a meat-eating dinosaur believed to be an early offshoot of the therapod line that led to the development of tyrannosaurs and raptors in North America.  This carnosaur 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 approaches the size of Tyrannosaurus yet, was a swift and agile hunter.  

SUPER RARE AND RECOMMENDED! 

1.5" long  along the curve x .65" wide

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Deltadromeus agilis by the very talented MINEO SHIRAISHI

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