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INTACT CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH Tegana Formation, Kem Kem (Northern Sahara Desert), Morocco LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD: 96 - 66 million years ago This is a genuine complete fossil dinosaur tooth from the largest predatory dinosaur known, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. This superb specimen being offered here is UNBROKEN, with NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. Dark blood red-orange enamel dominates. Light natural feeding wear is present from numerous kills and meals but remarkably, the tooth survived in one piece and in fine preservation. A very reasonably priced specimen to augment a DINOSAUR TOOTH collection from this dreaded monster of the past.
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 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! COMPLETE FINE GRADE INTACT TOOTH FROM THE LARGEST LAND-DWELLING PREDATORY DINOSAUR 1.5" long on the curve SOLD DT2-035 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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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. 