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INTACT & COMPLETE 2.7 INCH TYRANNOSAURUS REX TOOTH Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota, U.S.A. LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 68 - 65 million years ago No type of dinosaur commands more respect and fascination than the members of the tyrannosaur family and a TYRANNOSAURUS REX tooth or fossil seems to be at the top of every dinosaur fancier's list. Without question, fine quality teeth and bones of these dinosaurs will steadily appreciate year after year as limited legal collecting regions in the United States continue to be scavenged and produce less and less fine quality specimens. This is a fossil tooth from the king of predatory dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex. At 2.7 inches in length along the curve, this would have come from a full-grown T. rex. The bottom photos are of a full-grown T. rex skull and you can see in the varying lengths of teeth in the jaw. This is a RARE OFFERING as this specimen has no REPAIR and was found complete as shown in one piece! With the majority of T. rex teeth found needing extensive repair and restoration and filling, this tooth is a highly uncommon find. It has NO REPAIR AND NO FABRICATION. Serrations are worn from natural feeding wear. Tip is unbroken and complete with point. Tooth has been chemically stabilized to protect its condition and is safe to handle. This is the NUMBER ONE dinosaur to have a tooth from and even the most hideous and plastic-filled teeth fetch strong prices. While we have collected T. rex specimens in the past, and constantly get requests for teeth, it is a seldom occurrence in fossil hunting the Hell Creek to discover a complete Tyrannosaurus rex tooth that is complete and fully intact needing NO repair. A COMPLETE UNBROKEN specimen such as this, is SUPER RARE! WARNING: The staff of Paleo Direct is fully experienced and regularly performs all phases of fossil repair and restoration on their premises where needed. This work is always disclosed on our website voluntarily, and can be found in the text of the fossils we offer. Caveat emptor when it comes to dealers that buy already prepared specimens because there is a great tendency to stretch the truth when it comes to completeness and authenticity as the financial rewards ARE VERY HIGH on fossils from this dinosaur, ESPECIALLY! This is a very important issue in the fossil business as almost all fossils have some repair and/or restoration. Purchasing specimens FROM THE ACTUAL PERSON OR PERSONS DOING THE PREPARATION WORK is VITAL for you the buyer, to know what you are getting. Buying rare fossils from a seller that just goes to a show or broker, buying from someone else who simply echoes what they were told is the best way to get a mystery fossil with no recourse to determine as to what kind of work has been done. This kind of rampant misrepresentation in the fossil market is one of the key arguments the science community uses to discourage buying fossils in the first place! To be sure that what you are buying is accurately and honestly represented, only deal with a highly experienced professional who is actively engaged in, as well as has first-hand knowledge AND experience with regard to fossil preparation, repair and restoration. Equally important is a complete understanding of the anatomy of the specimen and animal at hand. Secondly, do not confuse the one and ONLY T. rex from the Hell Creek Formation in the United States with an unrelated African dinosaur, Carcharodontosaurus. To the layperson, the teeth may look similar and of the same size. They are two completely different dinosaurs from different time periods! Unscrupulous and ignorant fossils sellers have been selling lesser value teeth from Carcharodontosaurus as T. rex teeth! Some will say AFRICAN T. REX while others will simply say T. rex and even state the African tooth came from the U.S.A.! Teeth from these two dinosaurs are drastically different in rarity and value given the same quality. All fossil purchases should be accompanied by a written guarantee and/or certificate from the seller UNCONDITIONALLY AND WITHOUT TIME LIMIT backing up what they sell. The name TYRANNOSAURUS REX is synonymous with sheer terror. Just mention the name and almost anyone, regardless of how much or little they know about paleontology, will recognize the "Tyrant Lizard King". Long thought to be the largest meat-eating dinosaur that ever lived, it has been recently discovered that Carcharodontosaurus (Giganotosaurus) was actually larger but not as robust as T. rex. Clearly, the massive proportions and musculature of Tyrannosaurus rex were meant for one thing, taking down anything that challenged it or got in its way!
The jaws
of a Tyrannosaurus rex were up to 4 feet long. Each dinosaur
possessed approximately 50 to 60 robust, conical teeth that ranged in
size from an inch to over 9 inches long. These teeth were rounder
in cross-section
Clearly, the sheer robustness of Tyrannosaurus rex required enormous amounts of protein to sustain such body mass. True scavengers tend to be lean with wiry, lighter bodies able to function better between the discovery of carcasses in the wild. Active predators will usually scavenge a carcass as a 'target of opportunity' which T. rex most probably did, but the mighty design of T. rex would have been both - 1) unnecessary up against prey that is not alive to fight back and, 2) of a body mass difficult to sustain over the lifetime of the beast on the availability of carrion, alone. Fossil remains of T. rex represent the pinnacle of dinosaur fossil collections and exhibits the world over. Their universal appeal and rarity compared to ever-increasing market demand put fine quality Tyrannosaurus rex fossils at the forefront of highly promising INVESTMENT FOSSILS. Be aware of dealers offering fragmented bones and teeth as being from T. rex. Ignorance and deception persists in the fossil trade as the financial rewards are great for wrongly classifying a fossil as from T. rex. Deal ONLY with reputable and knowledgeable suppliers who will provide a certificate and lifetime guarantee of positive identification.
AMAZING RARE CONDITION - NO REPAIR OR FABRICATION - SHARP ORIGINAL TIP ON THIS ROBUST EXAMPLE! 2.7" long on the leading edge SOLD DT18-007 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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TYRANNOSAURUS
REX grew to up 46 feet long, 20 feet high at the hips and weighed 5 to 7
tons. Despite some claims as to this beast being a clumsy
scavenger, the undeniable facts about T. rex's anatomy indicate quite
the opposite. This enormous killer was built to HUNT.
It had amazing senses for smelling (based on braincase studies and
enlarged lobes for this sense) but more importantly, Tyrannosaurus rex
was HIGHLY DEVELOPED for seeing - something you do not
need when all you "chase" after is a non-moving, dead animal. The
massive five foot skull had 4 inch diameter eye sockets that would have
held a 3 inch diameter eyeball. T. rex possessed
large lobes in its
brain for vision that processed complex sight information. T. rex
also had a unique head compared to most predatory dinosaurs with both
eyes facing forward on the front of its skull. This allowed ideal
depth perception - best needed for stalking and hunting LIVE, running
prey. While other predatory dinosaurs possessed depth perception,
it would not have been as developed as T. rex because of this feature.
Plant-eating dinosaurs have their eyes located on the sides of their
heads which allows them to WATCH FOR PREDATORS from all
directions, something T. rex never needed since it was THE king of
predators and had NO equal in its region.
than
most other predatory dinosaurs' teeth which enabled T. rex's teeth to
better stand up to crushing bone. Conical teeth can also best
sustain the impact force of hitting the body of its prey when attacking
and holding struggling prey prior to the kill. Like many
predatory dinosaurs, an adult T. rex had a range of lengths of teeth in
its jaws at any time. Teeth were constantly emerging and replacing
damaged or worn ones. 
