Triceratops Dinosaur Fossil Tooth

CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 66 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5/8 in. (45.9 grams total including case, tooth: 17 mm).

Triceratops horridus tooth; held in a display case and accompanied by an identification card. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Hell Creek Formation, USA.
From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist.
From a West London gentleman collector.

Footnotes

Famously, this dinosaur's head was ornamented with a large frill studded with bony spikes and three horns. A herbivore which could grow to 30 feet (c.9 meters) long and weigh between 6 and 8 tons as an adult. Triceratops was the last non-avian dinosaur to evolve prior to the extinction event of 66 million years ago.

CONDITION

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LOT 3288