|
|
|
CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH - "Taouz" region of the Sahara Desert, Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago A stunning, dagger-like tooth with CHOICE grade enamel. Beautiful, glowing burnt orange enamel with fine and sharp serrations. Surface of tooth enamel is smooth and glossy with no peel. Very minor tip repair only does not take away from its beauty and value. No restoration putty fillers used. Just a fine, investment-grade fossil tooth that is quite rare in this condition. 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 Giganotosaurus 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. This tooth was found in the "Taouz" region of the Sahara desert in Morocco. 2.75" long on the curve x .9" wide SOLD DT205 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
|
Carcharodontosaurus by the great TODD MARSHALL. Used with permission and copyright protected. |
|
375 |
