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LOT 2407
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
NATURAL HISTORY - FOSSIL 'AFRICAN T-REX' DINOSAUR TOOTH
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (24.4 grams, 59 mm).
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (24.4 grams, 59 mm).
With some remaining serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired.
PROVENANCE:
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired during the 1980s.
From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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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