Deltadromeus agilis Dinosaur Tooth
Geological Time: Middle Cretaceous, Albian Stage
Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): 42 mm diagonal length, 15 mm base width.
Fossil Site: Kem-Kem Basin, South of Taouz, Morocco
Code: DT002
Price: $125.00 - sold
 Description:
This is a fine example of a tooth from the dinosaur Deltadromaeus
agilis coming from the Middle Cretaceous Albian Stage deposits of
the Kem-Kem Basin, Morocco. Notice the fine serrations present which
attest to the meat eating habits of this dinosaur that reached 7 meters
in length. This one is from a mid-sized example, a size not often
seen. One would expect most found to be smaller teeth since the smaller
animals would have been more prevalent. This dinosaur was discovered
in this same region by Gabrielle Lyon, wife of University of Chicago
paleontologist Paul Sereno in 1995. The thin cross section shows this
dinosaur was more prone to stripping meat from the bones, rather than
the bone crusher that T rex is thought to have been. |
