Description:
Let’s forget the hype, you know why you want an excellent
quality T-rex tooth. This one is mid-sized and of excellent quality.
Serrations are intact on both sides. The enamel and color are very
good. It was cracked and repaired. Otherwise it has had no enhancement,
reconstruction or repairs. The collector believes it was snapped
off while feeding, evidently a common occurrence with this beast.
Note how the serrations just stop at the base of the tooth. Any
body part preserved from a Tyrannosaurus rex, or, other tyrannosaurids
are valuable and highly collectable. If this is your passion look
for my current and forthcoming catalogue
postings. I have a number of high quality body parts including teeth
and bones.
Tyrannosaurus
meaning 'tyrant lizard' was a genus of theropod dinosaur. The species
Tyrannosaurus rex commonly abbreviated to T. rex, is a fixture in
popular culture. Fossils are found in a variety of rock formations
dating to the last three million years of the Cretaceous Period,
approximately 68 to 65 million years ago. It was among the last
non-avian dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous–Tertiary
extinction event. Like other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a
bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy
tail.
Recently
the Fossil Mall associates purchased a large lot of dinosaur, reptile
and mammal material from our primary collector. He lives in Montana
and has over fifteen years of field collecting experience. Ten days
were spent in obtaining this lot. The fossils were discovered in
Cretaceous stream channel deposits. Some were surface collected
as float, many were partially eroded out of the low-lying surrounding
gullies and bad lands. The work of discovery continued upon his
return home. There the specimens had to be cleaned and identified,
a long and tedious process that lasted many
days. Upon completion, all the specimens were photographed, notated
and submitted to us at the Fossil Mall for consideration of purchase.
Needless to say, we bought the whole batch.
A word
regarding the legality of these fossils. Our provider only collects
on private ranch and farmlands of Montana and S. Dakota. His relationships
with these landowners have been cultivated over many years of door
knocking and often difficult negotiations. Our collector, in the
beginning stage of a possible collecting arrangement, cannot even
contemplate a deal until he has walked the land holdings to discover
if there are ancient remains to be found.
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