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LARGE TRICERATOPS TOOTH WITH UNWORN CROWN 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 very high quality tooth from the well known ceratopsian dinosaur Triceratops. Unlike most teeth usually found which are "spit teeth" or ones that were ejected from the dinosaur's mouth when alive, this specimen was still in the Triceratops' jaw when it died. This is evidenced by the nearly complete tooth with a pointed crown. There is only one small piece of the crown that is missing on the side but this does not take away from the rarity and impressiveness of this specimen. Furthermore, the crown is very large and displays a full keel. Rarely are Triceratops teeth found loose that have the full crown as this one does. This is an excellent educational specimen because the cusp on Triceratops teeth is very unique but most teeth found are fully or partly worn, 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 complete crown example tooth of one of the "household name" dinosaurs of America's Late Cretaceous. NO REPAIR AND 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 HIGH QUALITY UN WORN SPECIMEN WITH LARGE CROWN - NOT AN EJECTED "SPIT" TOOTH 1" long $175 DT19-024 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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