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HIGH GRADE 3.25 INCH SPINOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH WITH SHARP TIP Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago Compared to just a few years ago, the number of fine quality Spinosaurus teeth found in the market has greatly diminished, especially those truly over 3 inches. We are seeing more and more teeth show up on Ebay with extensive repair and restoration (of course this is never disclosed). One well-known ebay dealer routinely sells what appear to be huge and very high grade dinosaur teeth but these are extensively restored with considerable patching and fabrication as well as the color being painted and stained to appear natural. Again, none of this is disclosed in the auction and with well over 1000 feedbacks, the dealer still amazingly is able to avoid even a "Neutral" feedback. Here we have a true 3.25 inch example with fine enamel on the display side and of overall high grade condition. Tip is sharp and original which is rare. Minor repair to stabilize and fill cracks but NO FABRICATION. An excellent and very displayable specimen from a mature Spinosaurus dinosaur. The entire tooth is present and is of a size that is very difficult to find in today's market with a sharp, authentic tip. WARNING: Most large dinosaur teeth in the market today are clever composites of a root from one tooth puttied on to the crown of another specimen. Another common trick today is to start with a massive but heavily worn stub tooth and fabricate a nice slender tip then stain the entire fake tooth a smooth, lustrous brown. If you see a large tooth in today's market that is of such extraordinary perfect condition, you should be HIGHLY SUSPECT AND GET EVERY POSSIBLE GUARANTEE OF NO FABRICATION OR RESTORATION IN WRITING BY THE DEALER!!! Ebay is even worse and we've yet to see a GENUINE single, "no-tricks" large African dinosaur tooth of ANY SPECIES listed there in the last couple of years. Lots of real good-looking big teeth but all with serious issues not disclosed in the text. Don't be fooled when you are shopping for ANY large dinosaur teeth. These are common practices of both unscrupulous and uninformed dealers. It really pays to know who you are buying from! We see both of these practices done quite frequently in the large tooth market and numerous junk teeth are selling for ridiculous high prices as well as "too good to be true" prices. (ESPECIALLY on EBAY where fake EVERYTHING is RAMPANT!)
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
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.
FINE GRADE SPECIMEN WITH LIGHT WARM ENAMEL - SHARP TIP 3.25" long on the curve SOLD DT5-023 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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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.
social display or as a way to regulate body temperature.
