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LOT 2722

Fossil Spinosaurus and African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth Group

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-113 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1 1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (15.80 grams total, 39-47 mm).

Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Morocco, North Africa.
Property of an Essex gallery.

Footnotes

The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.

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LOT 2722

Fossil Spinosaurus and African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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