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LOT 2832
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
SPINOSAURUS AND AFRICAN 'T-REX' DINOSAUR FOSSIL TOOTH GROUP
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (63 grams total, 61-66 mm).
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 125-110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (63 grams total, 61-66 mm).
Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. [2, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From Morocco, North Africa.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.
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