Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-95 MILLION YEARS B.P.

2 in. (7.11 grams, 51 mm).

From the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens, with good enamel; repaired. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa.
Acquired 1980s.
Old Bristol, UK, collection.

Footnotes

Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section.

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