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SPINOSAURUS TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco

LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD:  96 - 66 million years ago

This Spinosaurus aegyptiacus dinosaur tooth is a nice yet affordable example.  It is from an adult dinosaur and is 2" in length.  A single fracture has been repaired but is barely noticeable.  Entire tooth is genuine and has NO FABRICATION.  Color is natural with original glossy enamel.  Tooth is much better in person than photos show.  Best side is shown.

The remains of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus were first discovered by a German collector in 1912 in central Egypt.  A variety of pieces were recovered including a skull and teeth.  On the evening of April 24, 1944, a British bombing run on Munich destroyed these and many other rare fossil specimens.

Spinosaurus is one of the longest and strangest of all carnivorous dinosaurs.  At 50 feet long and 4 tons in weight, it was truly a monster!  Its most unusual feature was a row of broad club-shaped spines 6 feet tall, projecting upward from the backbone.  It's believed that these spines were covered with a sail of skin which could be raised by the creature as a social display or as a way to regulate body temperature.  

To this day, no other dinosaur has been found with such tall and broad-shaped neural spines.  Fossil remains of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus are only found in the North African Sahara Desert.  Contrary to the inhospitable desert environment where Spinosaurus fossils are found today, this region was a vast swampy tropical paradise abundant with life during the Cretaceous Period when Spinosaurus was alive and inhabiting its muddy river shores and bogs.   

A NICE AFFORDABLE TOOTH WITHOUT ANY FABRICATION OR ENHANCEMENT

2" long on the curve

SOLD     DT5-020     INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX     Actual Item - One Only

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