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CREAM-COLORED CARCHARODONTOSAURUS TOOTH - Tegana Formation - North Sahara Desert, Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur teeth are amongst the most accessible and affordable dinosaur teeth fossils a private collector can acquire of the large meat-eating dinosaurs. Still, fine large specimens have, and will continue to escalate in price as time goes on. This specimen being offered here is from the side of the jaw and based on its width and profile, it is from a dinosaur close to being full-grown. Tip has one fracture that has been repaired and some areas of encrustation. No fabrication or enhancements have been performed. Serrations are present in certain areas and are incredibly dramatic and sharp. This color enamel is one of the less common hues that these teeth having. Much of the original enamel is intact with original gloss. A very affordable and genuine NATURAL specimen from the largest meat-eating dinosaurs that ever lived.
Although parts of these large carnivorous dinosaurs were discovered some time ago, their huge size has just recently come to light. The first almost complete Carcharodontosaurus discovered was being studied in Germany but was destroyed by Allied bombing during WWII. A recently unearthed specimen was reported to have the largest skull of any therapod known at six feet in length, larger than T. rex! Carcharodontosaurus remains have been found in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Niger. EXCEPTIONAL UNCOMMON COLOR! 2.5" long on the curve x 1.15" wide SOLD DT2-001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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Carcharodontosaurus
saharicus is the largest meat-eating dinosaur known to have ever lived on
the Earth (along with Giganotosaurus - now believed to be the same
creature). Before its discovery, Tyrannosaurus rex was thought to be
the largest but this monster
exceeds T. rex in size and really is the
"king"! Carcharodontosaurus had a massive tail,
stout body mass, and heavy bones.
Its arms were short and its hands had three fingers with sharp claws.
Carcharodontosaurus
grew up to 45 feet long, had a 6 foot skull and is estimated to have
weighed eight tons. 
It had large, powerful
jaws with long, serrated, sharp teeth up to 8 inches long. Carcharodontosaurus was
larger than T. rex but its brain was smaller.
Carcharodontosaurus is so closely related to Giganotosaurus (not to T.
rex) that research now is leaning towards
declaring the two creatures the
same dinosaur genus.
