Juvenile Majungasaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1/2 in. (0.28 grams, 14 mm).

Majungasaurus crenatissimus with light brown enamel and featuring clear serrations on both curving edges, the serrations on the back edges being larger. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist.
From a West London gentleman collector.

Footnotes

Majungasaurus was the largest predator in its environment and the last non-avian dinosaur to go extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, possibly specialising in hunting sauropods. It had a short snout, possibly very short forelimbs, and stocky hind legs; adults were around 7 meters long and weighed over 1 tonne.

CONDITION

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LOT 3192