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LOT 2325
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 in. (7.38 grams, 37 mm).
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired during 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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