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2 INCH HIGH GRADE CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH "Taouz" region of the Sahara Desert, Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago If you are high-grade Carcharodontosaurus tooth but are not looking to invest a premium dollar amount, this is a fantastic candidate. The tooth is from a large, full-grown dinosaur and features choice enamel and serrations in a complete 2 inch crown. Repair to a couple of fractures but no fabrication or filling. The tooth is complete and original, not assembled from multiple tooth sections. Caveat emptor when it comes to buying authentic dinosaur teeth. This specimen's body is all original but numerous large dinosaur teeth now on the market are either heavily restored or a composite of multiple teeth to create a large single one.
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! CHOICE GRADE TOOTH WITH FANTASTIC SERRATIONS AND ENAMEL! 2" long on the curve SOLD DT2-009 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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Carcharodontosaurus by the great TODD MARSHALL. Used with permission and copyright protected. |
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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
