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LOT 2384
Natural History - Fossil 'African T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (19.8 grams, 62 mm).
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus.
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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LOT 2384
Natural History - Fossil 'African T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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