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LOT 2863
Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (46.4 grams, 84 mm).
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with part of the root remaining; tip restored. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
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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