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LOT 2457
Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (48 grams, 85 mm).
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with part of the root remaining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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.
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