Natural History - Fossil North African 'T-Rex' Tooth

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1 1/8 in. (2.83 grams, 29 mm).

Showing some good serrations, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, 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 2830