|
|
|
INTACT FINEST GRADE NANOTYRANNUS TYRANNOSAUR DINOSAUR TOOTH Lance Formation - Lance Creek, Wyoming, U.S.A. LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 68 - 65 million years ago No dinosaur commands more respect and fascination than the members of the tyrannosaur family. Throughout the world and across a many cultures, the tyrannosaur dinosaurs are regarded without equal - true living, breathing dragons that once walked the Earth. Without question, fine quality fossils of these dinosaurs will steadily appreciate in value and price year after year as the growing number of collectors puts increasing pressure on the market supply of decreasing fine specimens for sale. The limited legal collecting regions in the United States continue to be scavenged and produce less and less high grade fossil remains with each passing year. Found in the famous Lance Formation from which this tyrannosaur was first discovered, this is a fossil tooth from Nanotyrannus lancensis, a member of the tyrannosaurid family. This is ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND COLORFUL fossil Nanotyrannus teeth we have EVER offered for sale. The character of this tooth is extremely unique. It has a lighter brownish cream tip with blood red-orange tones progressing to increasingly dark enamel colors down into the body of the tooth which make it a pure beauty! The lingual side has a warmer, burnt orange-brown enamel hue. The tooth is complete with full tip, serrations and base where it went into the jaw. The tooth has a wonderful intact enamel sheen and superb serrations as seen above. The cross-sectional profile is robust. Tooth is INTACT WITH NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION OR FABRICATION. With our highest recommendations!!! Nanotyrannus lancensis was first discovered in the Lance Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A., hence the 'lancensis' name. The name 'Nanotyrannus' means "tiny tyrant" but at approximately 17 feet in length, Nanotyrannus was not exactly tiny, just small in comparison to its fellow tyrannosaurids. Its best known relative is the larger Tyrannosaurus rex. Like all tyrannosaurs, Nanotyrannus was a bi-pedal carnivore. It had narrow hips, a slim tail, long legs with three-toed feet and short arms with two-fingered hands. Its short, thick neck carried a large head with large jaws of sharp curved and serrated teeth. It is theorized that it weighed less than 1000 pounds. More than 20 Nanotyrannus teeth, one as small as 0.4 inches in length, were found scattered amongst the bones of the famous Triceratops skeleton KELSEY indicating possible multiple Nanotyrannus dinosaurs were responsible for the kill. It is theorized by some that these ferocious tyrannosaurs might have hunted in packs like dromaeosaurs.
Considerable controversy has surrounded this dinosaur in recent times. The only fossil remains are a single 22 inch skull discovered in 1942 and collected teeth. In 1988, paleontologists M. Williams, R. Bakker, and P. J. Currie examined the skull and theorized it is from a new species of tyrannosaur. Other paleontologists claim it is a juvenile T. rex. Studies are ongoing but based on indisputable evidence on the differences in structure of Tyrannosaur rex teeth and that of Nanotyrannus teeth as well as the more graceful leg bones of Nanotyrannus, it is most likely that Nanotyrannus is not only a valid species but the fastest tyrannosaur that ever lived. OUR MOST COLORFUL EVER - FINEST QUALITY - ZERO REPAIR OR RESTORATION - TOOTH IS COMPLETE AND INVESTMENT GRADE! 1.3" long on the dorsal curve SOLD DT18-041 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
|
Special thanks to MINEO SHIRAISHI and TODD MARSHALL for permission to use their dinosaur artwork ALL IMAGES SHOWN ABOVE ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY |
|
945 |
