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LOT 0425
Natural History - Fossil North African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 in. (34.5 grams, 67 mm).
Of large size, displaying good enamel and serrations.
Provenance
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco.
From a 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 0425
Natural History - Fossil North African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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