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RUTIODON TOOTH IN MATRIX Bull Canyon Formation, San Miguel County, New Mexico, U.S.A. LATE TRIASSIC: 222 - 215 million years ago It is rare enough to be able to offer such unique fossil teeth from not just a little known prehistoric reptile but from the Triassic Period where few fossils are available for sale. Strong ties with a major deposit where these are found enable us to offer these rare examples of the finest grade of Rutiodon teeth. Rutiodon was a member of the Angistorhininae group of phytosaurs and was a large, stout and powerful reptile of the Triassic. Just look at this perfect and intact Rutiodon cutting tooth still attached to its original matrix! There is nothing about this example you could improve on. Even the original matrix features beautiful blues and gray layers of sediment with the dark brick red base. Superb detail and serrations abound. The matrix is original and as found. Specimen has been treated to protect and preserve its delicate nature.
With their heavily armored bodies measuring up to 16 feet in length and brandishing a slender snout full of razor sharp teeth, it is no doubt these creatures were the dominant predators in the lakes, rivers and swamps of the northern hemisphere during their time. Each of these rare and fine grade Rutiodon specimens have been carefully hand-selected to ensure the highest quality possible. Every specimen is a winner and an excellent example of this rare creature's tooth completely natural in its original matrix as found. PREMIUM GRADE EXAMPLE WITH TEXTBOOK PERFECT LATERAL CUTTING TOOTH! 1.7" x 1.4" in original matrix, tooth .55" long SOLD DT12004 Actual Item - One Only |
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Phytosaurs
are anything but what their name suggests. When the first phytosaur
was discovered, there were petrified mud fillings in the jaw that were
misidentified as herbivore teeth. Initially, it was mistakenly
thought that these were plant-eating reptiles, hence the name. That
could not be further from the truth. The name has stuck,
however. A more accurate name has been applied called
"Parasuchia" meaning 'alongside crocodiles' for their
resemblance to the beasts but this name is seldom used. Phytosaurs
are not considered dinosaurs but were semi-aquatic reptiles.