DELTADROMEUS TOOTH - Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco

CRETACEOUS PERIOD:  99 - 93 million years ago

Just when we thought we'd never see a truly choice-preserved example from this rare dinosaur as we find from other species in the Kem Kem, here comes this stunning and rare new find!  Understand from the images above that this tooth looks even better than in the photos!  The enamel is a dense and glossy surface amazingly well preserved with a deep rich orange red hue.  The very fine serrations are still present as seen above and the entire tooth can boast of ZERO RESTORATION AND REPAIR!  Only very minor feeding wear on the extreme outer trailing edge and tip.  A very highly recommended specimen and a GENUINE Deltadromeus tooth, not a common misidentified raptor tooth like all the other dealers pass off as coming from this large carnivore.

It is a highly rare occurrence to find ANY sizable carnivorous dinosaur tooth to be intact.  Fortunately, we were able to collect such a specimen and from such a rare and often misidentified dinosaur.  This ranks as one of the two finest examples we have ever been able to acquire from this rarest of all North African dinosaurs.

Deltadromeus agilis was 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. 

 CAUTION:  MANY DEALERS ARE CURRENTLY SELLING SMALL (1" AND UNDER) UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR TEETH OF VERY LITTLE VALUE AS DELTADROMEUS AGILIS TEETH.  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! 

Do not miss out on this beautiful specimen of this very rare and highly sought-after new species of dinosaur while still available.

A RECENT FIND AND THE ABSOLUTE FINEST OF THESE RARE TEETH WE'VE SEEN!!!

2.6" long along the curve

SOLD     DT1105     INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX     Actual Item - One Only

Deltadromeus agilis by the very talented MINEO SHIRAISHI

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