History of Science and Technology, Including Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites
History of Science and Technology, Including Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites
THE TOOTH OF A TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Auction Closed
December 17, 08:56 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
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THE TOOTH OF A TYRANNOSAURUS REX
SOUTH DAKOTA, USA. FROM THE HELL CREEK FORMATION, MAASTRICHTIAN, LATE CRETACEOUS (68-66 MILLION YEARS AGO).
A finely preserved specimen measuring 5.6 cm in height, with perfect serrations. Presented in a custom case.
Tyrannosaurus Rex, (from the Latin Rex, meaning "king"), colloquially known as T-Rex, was one of the largest carnivores of all time. A theropod dinosaur belonging to the Tyrannosauridae family, it lived during the Maastrichtien stage of the late Cretaceous period, around 68-66 million years ago, in what is now western North America.