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**Originally Listed At $2750**

North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Hell Creek Formation, Cretaceous, ca. 68 to 65.5 million years ago. This is a fossilized tooth fragment from the most famous dinosaur: T-Rex, Tyrannosaurus, the Tyrant Lizard King. The brown-beige enamel color are the result of its former burial and mineralization, and most of the serrated edges are preserved! The serrations helped this dinosaur to slice through the flesh of prey or scavenged remains, but are pleasantly tactile today! Size: 1.39" L x 0.81" W (3.5 cm x 2.1 cm); case: 4.25" L x 4.25" W (10.8 cm x 10.8 cm)

The most famous dinosaurs of all time are undoubtedly the large, meat-eating members of the Tyrannosauridae family. This family includes species such as Nanotyrannus, Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and the most infamous of all, Tyrannosaurus rex. The emergence of all tyrannosaurids was short-lived and occurred in only a 15 million year span in the Late Cretaceous Period before their extinction about 65 million years ago. The first recognized fossil remains of Tyrannosaurus were discovered in Colorado, U.S.A. in the 1890s; one of the first partial skeletons came from the Hell Creek Formation in 1902.

Provenance: Private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection

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#177633

  • Condition: Repaired, tiny breakline encircling midsection. Losses to root area as shown, and small abrasion to serrations, but most serrations are intact. Nice coloration.

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