This tooth is in much batter condition and more visually appealing than most you see listed. Price reflects the size and quality. KemKem basin, Tegana fm, Red Sandstone Beds. Length: 3 1/2" Width 1 1/4" (lot # HAR2). Carcharodontosaurus is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed between 100 and 94 million years ago, during the Cenomanian stages of the mid-Cretaceous Period.
It is currently known to include two species, C. Iguidensis , which were among the larger theropods, as large as or slightly bigger than Tyrannosaurus and possibly slightly larger than Giganotosaurus , but not quite as large as Spinosaurus. The genus Carcharodontosaurus is named after the shark genus Carcharodon itself named from the Greek (karcharo) meaning "jagged" or "sharp" and (odonto) meaning "teeth", and (sauros), meaning "lizard". Were carnivores, with enormous jaws and long, serrated teeth up to eight inches long. A skull length of about 1.6 meters (5.2 ft) has been restored for. Is reported to have been about the same size.Currently, the largest known theropod skull belongs to another huge. (with skull length estimates up to 1.95 m) (6.4 ft). At 10 m (33 ft) and 4 t (4.4 short tons). (This is not a T-Rex tooth, but it is often referred to as African T-Rex). The item "Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur CARCHARODON TOOTH 3.5 ROOTED AK African TREX T REX" is in sale since Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
This item is in the category "Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Fossils\Vertebrates\Amphibian, Reptile & Dinosaur". The seller is "anthraquinone2012" and is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.