CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH

CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH - "Taouz" region of the Sahara Desert, Morocco

CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 65 million years ago

These teeth are from one of the largest therapods, related to the Allosaurus and Gigantosaurus, the terrifying Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, which means "shark-toothed lizard".

The teeth offered here are of my Grade 3 category - GOOD. Each will have its own distinctive characteristic. Nicer specimens tend to run smaller in this category with the larger teeth having more repair and/or wear. Enamel is not typically the best on the larger teeth in this lot but many smaller teeth have great enamel with many being in fine condition and possessing no repair. An excellent opportunity to purchase a genuine Carcharodontosaurus tooth at a very affordable price. These teeth represent an excellent value for a good grade Carcharodontosaurus tooth at such a reasonable price.

This North African carnosaur (meat-eating lizard) had a massive tail, a bulky body, and heavy bones. Its arms were short and had three-fingered hands with sharp claws.

Carcharodontosaurus grew up to 45 feet long, perhaps weighing up to 8 tons. It had a skull 6 feet long. It had large, powerful jaws with long, serrated, sharp teeth up to 8 inches long. Although Carcharodontosaurus was larger than T-rex, its brain was smaller. Carcharodontosaurus was closely related to Gigantosaurus but not to T-rex. Carcharodontosaurus was a more primitive dinosaur than T-rex.

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 head of any therapods known, larger than T-rex.

Carcharodontosaurus remains have been found in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Niger. These teeth were found in the "Taouz" region of the Sahara desert in Morocco

2.25" - 1" long x 1.1" - .75" wide

$125 - $275 DT2-3 GRADE 3 - GOOD INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus