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RARE UNBROKEN ANTERIOR DELTADROMEUS TOOTH Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 99 - 93 million years ago This
is a RARE anterior tooth from the front of the jaws of a Deltadromeus agilis
dinosaur.
Unlike teeth from the lateral jaw position where the body is more laterally
compressed, the anterior teeth are rounder in cross section thereby
making them stronger to withstand the snatching and initial striking
bites of the prey by the dinosaur. Preservation
on this tooth is superb with very minor feeding wear but amazingly,
no breakage! Enamel is beautiful and naturally lustrous
in a awrm golden light orange tone with excellent grain. This unbroken and sharp specimen is a rare and
recommended example from this "dromaeosaur-on-steroids" the size of a
juvenile T. rex. Nice visible
serrations can be seen.
NO REPAIR AND NO
RESTORATION - highly
recommended! WARNING: MANY DEALERS ARE CURRENTLY SELLING SMALL (UNDER 1") UNIDENTIFIED DROMAEOSAUR TEETH OF MUCH LESSER VALUE AS DELTADROMEUS AGILIS TEETH. NOT ONLY ARE THESE MISLABELED TEETH OF AN INCORRECT SIZE, THEY ARE ALSO INCORRECT IN THEIR DESIGN PROFILE FOR THIS TYPE OF DINOSAUR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PALEONTOLOGIST TO UNDERSTAND THAT A 25 FOOT MEAT-EATING THERAPOD THE SIZE OF A JUVENILE T. REX DID NOT HAVE TEETH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A DIME!
Discovered and identified in 1995 in southeast Morocco, Deltadromeus agilis was named for its amazingly delicate, long limbs and apparent high-speed mobility. With the skeleton reconstructed, it is greater than 25 feet in length and is 8 feet high at the hip. Estimated weight when the creature was alive is 3.5 to 4 tons. Deltadromeus was a meat-eating dinosaur believed to be an early offshoot of the therapod line that led to the development of tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs ("raptors") in North America.
Fossil crocodile teeth, turtle shell, crayfish, petrified wood and many dinosaur footprints were found near the sites of the skeleton. This is evidence that the now scorching Sahara Desert was once a vast flood plain laced with rivers edged by coniferous trees. Crocodiles and turtles swam the rivers and predatory dinosaurs including Deltadromeus, ran through the mud leaving dozens of three-toed tracks that can now be found in the fossilized sedimentary rock in that region. Remains of Deltadromeus agilis have only been found in the Tegana Formation of Kem Kem, Morocco and are extremely RARE. VERY RARE ANTERIOR UNBROKEN SPECIMEN WITH LIGHT ORANGE COLOR AND SERRATIONS - TOP GRADE! 1.5" long along the curve SOLD DT11-013 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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Deltadromeus agilis by the very talented MINEO SHIRAISHI Used with permission and copyright protected. |
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Deltadromeus approaches the size of Tyrannosaurus yet,
was a swift and agile hunter with a body profile and other characteristics
similar to much smaller dromaeosaurs hence the nickname, "River
Raptor". Comparative analysis of its bones suggest it was akin
to an enormous dromaeosaur of elongate design. Deltadromeus was the
"cheetah version" of its kind and built for incredible speed and
stamina.