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LOT 2364
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (19.9 grams, 49 mm).
Displaying remains of enamel and serrations, from the Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
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Jurassic Period, 155 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A section of a jaw with two Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus teeth. 63 grams, 76 mm
From the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Most Mosasaurs had sharp teeth that had evolved to grab slippery prey such as fish. Igdamanosaurus had semi-spherical teeth with rounded points, which were better suited for crushing tough-armoured prey such as turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves.
