Lot 504
Large Dinosaur Tooth. Very attractive 35/8" specimen of a DEADLY looking tooth from Spinosaurus, a late Cretaceous-era dinosaur. Found in Egypt. While dinosaur bones are traded on the market in varying quantities (mostly,however, in ugly fragments not so appealing to collectors}, teethof ANY kind in ANY condition grade are scarce. This is not juatr for the obvious reason that dinosaurs, like people had a lot more bones than teeth. The fact that teeth were exposed, not covered by skin, tissue, etvc. normally caused their deteriration at a much faster rate than bones. Also, many dinosaurs were not the megalithic Hollywood versions but actually quite compact creatures and had SMALL teethto match their small bodies. A 3 5/8 dinosaur toothis not to be met with frequently. This specimen, which has an unnoticeable repair, is enclosed in a frame with descriptive text at top. Quite a piece.
Estimated Value $350 - 450.
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