NANOTYRANNUS Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Tyrannosaurus rex relative. 86 Inches

This Is a tooth from Nanotyrannus lancensis from the Hell Creek Formation in Powder River County, Montana, USA! The tooth has a good tip, great serrations, and a partial root! It has one repaired break, but isn't restored in anyway!

867 inches (2.2 cm) slant length and. 178 inches 1.06 x.

45 cm at its base! It comes in a 1 inch gem jar for easy transport and display! Nanotyrannus is a truly fascinating story both evolutionarily and historically.

Found alongside its much larger cousin, the infamous T-rex, paleontologist have long debated whether Nanotyrannus is a distinct species or just juvenile T-rexes. This fierce debate continues today, with many paleontologist subscribing to either side. If Nanotyrannus is a valid species, it represents a strange turn in Tyrannosaur evolution. During the last 15 million years of the Cretaceous period, the Tyrannosaurs of North America were getting progressively larger, a process which culminated in T-rex. Nanotyrannus however lived, alongside T-rex and yet was much smaller (about 16 feet long) than the proceeding Tyrannosaurs which it itself evolved from! A great piece from a fascinating North American dinosaur at the center of one of the greatest debates in the history of paleontology! All of my items come with a Certificate of Authenticity! If I have a fossil or mineral listed up as something, I make darn well sure that's what it is! If you have any questions or concerns about how I identified a fossil, contact me and I'll be happy to explain my reasoning! I have all sorts of fossils for sale at great prices and I upload new items frequently! Thank you for reading please contact me with any questions.

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