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ULTRA RARE CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR VERTEBRA Tegana Formation, Kem Kem (Northern Sahara Desert), Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago Fossil bones from the giant meat-eating therapod Carcharodontosaurus saharicus are extremely rare and seldom found. This specific specimen is a caudal vertebra with the rare presence of a nearly complete dorsal process and intact neural canal. This vertebra can be found posterior to the pelvic region near the start of the caudal vertebral complex. This is the FIRST TIME we have offered a Carcharodontosaurus fossil bone such as this! This dinosaur vertebra being offered here is of superb preservation with fine bone detail and of a smooth well-preserved surface. Because of the remarkably complete condition the vertebra bone was found in, we decided it was best to keep it in its natural state and only clean and fill cracks on the surface. There is NO RESTORATION AND NO FABRICATION of this specimen. Bone has only been cleaned and stabilized with cracks filled. The color is a uncommon natural off-white - rare because most fossil bones of this region are either golden brown or red tones. Due to the method of extraction from the hard sandstone of the formation, usually even if a bone is discovered, it is destroyed in the digging process. Dinosaur vertebra are rare but compared to North American sources, African Saharan dinosaurs are virtually non-existent from the market. This is a very rare ALL ORIGINAL vertebra from a Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur - a premium, INVESTMENT CLASS fossil vertebra from the largest meat-eating dinosaur that ever lived. Compared to teeth, bones from large carnivorous dinosaurs are much more scarce and a true fossil rarity. A dinosaur shed thousands of teeth in a lifetime in the same manner as sharks do but a dinosaur only had a single bone of each type and position in their skeleton. To find a complete or near complete specimen is extremely rare!
For such a specimen from the largest killer therapod to have ever walked
the planet, we cannot recommend this investment fossil enough.
There is only one single vertebral complex like this in the skeleton of
a Carcharodontosaurus
dinosaur. This
specimen is EXTREMELY RARE and should be a cherished addition of any
advanced dinosaur fossil collection and
a perfect companion fossil
to a large fine grade Carcharodontosaurus tooth.
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! Carcharodontosaurus remains have been found in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Niger. SUPERB ALL-ORIGINAL SPECIMEN - IMPRESSIVE PRESERVATION WITH ZERO RESTORATION - UNCOMMON WHITE NATURAL HUE 6.9" high x 4.25" long SOLD DB2-002 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 declaring the two creatures the
same dinosaur genus.
