Affordable Daspletosaur Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur Tooth

Daspletosaurus sp. Dinosaur Tooth

Class Reptilia, Superorder Dinosauria, Order Saurischia, Suborder Theropoda, Family Tyrannosauridae

Geological Time: Late Cretaceous (>70 million years ago)

Size: Dinosaur tooth is 45 mm in length (1 3/4”)

Fossil Site: Judith River Formation, Musselshell County, Montana

Fossil Code: PFV324

Price: Sold


Description: Daspletosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period between 80 and 73 million years ago. Fossils of the only named species, Daspletosaurus torosus, are from Alberta, Canada, but with other putitive species from Montana and New Mexico. Daspletosaurus may be the most species-rich genus of the Tyrannosauridae family. Current taxonomy has Daspletosaurus closely related to the much larger and more recent Tyrannosaurus.

Daspletosaurus was an apex predator that putatively fed on large dinosaurs like the ceratopsid Centrosaurus and the hadrosaurid Hypacrosaurus. Daspletosaurus likely coexisted with another tyrannosaurid, Gorgosaurus. Daspletosaurus fossils are rarer than those of other tyrannosaurids, enabling differential analysis of the comparative biology of the genera, including social behavior, diet and life history. Adults may have attained some 8 to 9 meters (26–30 ft) of length, and up to 2.5 tonnes metric of weight. Daspletosaurus shared the same morphology as other tyrannosaurids, but had the longest forelimbs.

This is a broken and repaired large tooth with excellent serration, color and enamel. Yes, it is flawed, but, is still an impressive specimen when in the palm of your hand. My other larger Daspletosaur tooth specimen is listed at $950.00! Please compare.

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