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LARGE VERY RARE COMPLETE TRICERATOPS TOOTH WITH ROOT Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, U.S.A. LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 72 - 65 million years ago Collected from the famous Hell Creek Formation of Northwestern U.S.A., this is a rare large high grade Triceratops tooth. Unlike most teeth usually found which are "spit teeth" or ones that were ejected from the dinosaur's mouth when alive, this one still has the root attached. The presence of a root indicates this tooth was in the Triceratops' jaw when it died. Rarely are Triceratops teeth found loose that have the full forked root as this one does. There is some feeding wear on the crown so we know this was the tooth that was actually being used in meals when the dinosaur died. This is an excellent educational specimen because the cusp on Triceratops teeth is very unique but most teeth found are fully worn with most of the root missing, making it impossible to see what the teeth originally looked like in the jaw as they formed and moved upward. No fossil tooth collection should be without at least one nice rooted example tooth of one of the "household name" dinosaurs of America's Late Cretaceous. Tooth is 100% natural with a small but stabilized hairline fissure across the crown, not visible. NO RESTORATION. Highly recommended! Triceratops is the most famous of the great horned dinosaurs. This plant-eating group has been found in the fossil record in greater abundance than all the other varieties. A full grown Triceratops is estimated to have weighed 11 tons, heavier than a modern African bull elephant. Its skull was 6.5 feet long with a pair of brow horns that exceeded 3 feet in length. VERY RARE INTACT COMPLETENESS - THE PRESENCE OF A ROOT MEANS THE TRICERATOPS DIED WITH THIS TOOTH! 1.45" long SOLD DT19-004 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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THE HELL CREEK FORMATION OF NORTHWESTERN U.S.A. ABOVE IMAGES ARE PROTECTED BY A STRICTLY ENFORCED COPYRIGHT |
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