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LOT 0459
Natural History - Large Fossil Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-93 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (64 grams, 95 mm).
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, of large size, displaying some serrations.
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 0459
Natural History - Large Fossil Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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