Dinosaur Teeth – Fossildon https://fossilstonegallery.com A pice of history Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:03:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i1.wp.com/fossilstonegallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-logo-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dinosaur Teeth – Fossildon https://fossilstonegallery.com 32 32 194781386 Fossil Mosasaur Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-mosasaurus-beaugei-tooth-2/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-mosasaurus-beaugei-tooth-2/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:45:16 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3346 SPECIES: Mosasaurus Beaugei LOCATION: MOROCCAN PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 66 millions years old)]]> This is a fossil tooth of the giant marine reptile Mosasaurus beaugei, from the Upper Cretaceous phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The well defined, flat facets on this tooth indicated it’s from Mosasaurus beaugei and not one of the much more common Mosasaurs.

These teeth are collected as a byproduct of the massive phosphate mining operations near Khouribga. The locals collected the teeth and other fossils saving them from certain destruction by rock crusher. There are as many as 10 different species of Mosasaurs in these deposits, and determining the species of individual teeth is often difficult. A tooth morphology guide is linked below.

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Fossil Mosasaur Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-mosasaurus-beaugei-tooth/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-mosasaurus-beaugei-tooth/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:33:18 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3340 SPECIES: Mosasaurus Beaugei LOCATION: MOROCCAN PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 66 millions years old)]]> This is a fossil tooth of the giant marine reptile Mosasaurus beaugei, from the Upper Cretaceous phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The well defined, flat facets on this tooth indicated it’s from Mosasaurus beaugei and not one of the much more common Mosasaurs.

These teeth are collected as a byproduct of the massive phosphate mining operations near Khouribga. The locals collected the teeth and other fossils saving them from certain destruction by rock crusher. There are as many as 10 different species of Mosasaurs in these deposits, and determining the species of individual teeth is often difficult. A tooth morphology guide is linked below.

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Fossil Dinosaur Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-dromacosaurs-agilis-raptor-tooth-2/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/fossil-dromacosaurs-agilis-raptor-tooth-2/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:16:41 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3330 SPECIES: Dromacosaurs Agilis (Raptor) LOCATION: MOROCCAN SAHARA PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> The enigmatic “Morocco Raptor” (also known as the “North African Raptor”) has remained in the shadows of paleontology for many years now, and has produced very little evidence of its existence with the exception of teeth. In fact, raptors (or Dromaeosaurs as they are scientifically known) have very little presence in Africa at all, with only the diminutive Rahonavis of Madagascar being the only officially named and documented species.

The specimen showed the raptor’s claws embedded in the head and stomach of a Protoceratops. Aside from being the first significant findings of these species, it was also a breakthrough for scientists’ understanding of how dinosaurs lived, offering a clue to how (and if) certain dinosaurs coexisted during the Late Cretaceous period.

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Fossil Spinosaurus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/spinosaurus-tooth-2/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/spinosaurus-tooth-2/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:46:44 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3302 SPECIES: Spinosaurus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 99 millions years old)]]> Spinosaurus (meaning “spine lizard”) is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian to upper Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 93.5 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915.

The original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional material has come to light in the early 21st century. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species, S. maroccanus, has been recovered from Morocco.

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Fossil Spinosaurus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/spinosaurus-tooth/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/spinosaurus-tooth/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:10:05 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3290 SPECIES: Spinosaurus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 99 millions years old)]]> Spinosaurus (meaning “spine lizard”) is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian to upper Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 93.5 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915.

The original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional material has come to light in the early 21st century. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species, S. maroccanus, has been recovered from Morocco.

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Fossil Dromacosaurs Agilis (Raptor) Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/dromacosaurs-agilis-tooth/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/dromacosaurs-agilis-tooth/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:21:05 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3260 SPECIES: Dromacosaurs Agilis (Raptor) LOCATION: MOROCCAN SAHARA PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> The enigmatic “Morocco Raptor” (also known as the “North African Raptor”) has remained in the shadows of paleontology for many years now, and has produced very little evidence of its existence with the exception of teeth. In fact, raptors (or Dromaeosaurs as they are scientifically known) have very little presence in Africa at all, with only the diminutive Rahonavis of Madagascar being the only officially named and documented species.

The specimen showed the raptor’s claws embedded in the head and stomach of a Protoceratops. Aside from being the first significant findings of these species, it was also a breakthrough for scientists’ understanding of how dinosaurs lived, offering a clue to how (and if) certain dinosaurs coexisted during the Late Cretaceous period.

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Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth-3/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth-3/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:05:59 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3253 SPECIES: Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> Saharicus theropod dinosaur is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed during the Cenomanian stage of the mid-Cretaceous Period in Northern Africa. It is currently known to include two species: C. saharicus and C. iguidensis, which are among the larger theropods, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Spinosaurus.

Saharicus theropod dinosaur includes some of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates for the species C. saharicus ranging between 12 and 13.3 meters (39 and 44 ft) and weight estimates between 6.2 to 15.1 metric tons (6.8 to 16.6 short tons).

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Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:58:08 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3246 SPECIES: Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> Saharicus theropod dinosaur is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed during the Cenomanian stage of the mid-Cretaceous Period in Northern Africa. It is currently known to include two species: C. saharicus and C. iguidensis, which are among the larger theropods, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Spinosaurus.

Saharicus theropod dinosaur includes some of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates for the species C. saharicus ranging between 12 and 13.3 meters (39 and 44 ft) and weight estimates between 6.2 to 15.1 metric tons (6.8 to 16.6 short tons).

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Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth-2/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus-tooth-2/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:51:53 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3239 SPECIES: Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> Saharicus theropod dinosaur is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed during the Cenomanian stage of the mid-Cretaceous Period in Northern Africa. It is currently known to include two species: C. saharicus and C. iguidensis, which are among the larger theropods, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Spinosaurus.

Saharicus theropod dinosaur includes some of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates for the species C. saharicus ranging between 12 and 13.3 meters (39 and 44 ft) and weight estimates between 6.2 to 15.1 metric tons (6.8 to 16.6 short tons).

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Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus Tooth https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-tooth/ https://fossilstonegallery.com/product/carcharodontosaurus-tooth/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:42:34 +0000 https://fossilstonegallery.com/?post_type=product&p=3231 SPECIES: Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus LOCATION: MOROCCO PERIOD: Cretaceous age (- 112 millions years old)]]> Saharicus theropod dinosaur is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed during the Cenomanian stage of the mid-Cretaceous Period in Northern Africa. It is currently known to include two species: C. saharicus and C. iguidensis, which are among the larger theropods, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and Spinosaurus.

Saharicus theropod dinosaur includes some of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates for the species C. saharicus ranging between 12 and 13.3 meters (39 and 44 ft) and weight estimates between 6.2 to 15.1 metric tons (6.8 to 16.6 short tons).

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