Monster 3.84" Carcharodontosaurus Tooth

Monster Carcharodontosaurus Tooth #12533

This is a large 3.84" tooth of the massive theropod, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. Carcharodontosaurus often gets compared to T-Rex, but is actually believed to have grown even larger. It has huge, knife like teeth made for slicing flesh, while the teeth of T-Rex were much thicker for crunching bone and tearing.

This us a very impressive tooth. The serrations are worn though nearly all of the inner serrations are still visible. A fair amount of the enamel in the center of the tooth has been RESTORED hence the price. For reference, a completely unrestored tooth in good condition of this size would fetch around $2-3k

Carcharodontosaurus comprised a genus of dinosaurs that dominated the land between 100-93 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous Period. This genus is currently known to include two gigantic species, which were among the largest known predatory dinosaurs. There were immense as the genera Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus, but not as colossal as Spinosaurus.

An artists reconstruction of Carcharodontosaurus. By Nobu Tamura

Along with the spinosaurids, carcharodontosaurids were the largest predators in the early and middle Cretaceous throughout Gondwana, with species also present in North America (Acrocanthosaurus), and Asia (Shaochilong). Various scientists submit length estimates for C. saharicus ranging between 12 and 13 m (39-43.5 ft) and weight estimates between 6 and 15 metric tons.

Carcharodontosaurids were a scourge of the land as giant, shark-toothed terrors in a world of monsters. Though spinosaurids would have been a formidable enemy, they may have occupied a semi-aquatic niche which reduced competition. Both giant hunters also shared their world with menacing, 30 foot ancient crocodiles that had a taste for dinosaur.

Past the Turonian (93.9-89.8 mya), Carcharodontosaurus might have been replaced by the smaller abelisaurids in Gondwana and by tyrannosaurids in North America and Asia. The disappearance of carcharodontosaurids, spinosaurids and other fauna in Gondwana and across the world, suggests a global replacement event. Despite the event, fossils discovered in Brazil which appear to be carcharodontosaurids, indicate some survivors of this group until the latest stage of the Cretaceous.

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