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Sauropod Dinosaur (Camarasaurus) Tooth Tip - Colorado
This is a partial tooth of Camarasaurus, a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Morrison Formation. It had very distinctive teeth that were designed for eating coarse vegetation. There is some feeding wear visible at the top fo the tooth and it was prepared still partially embedded in the rock it was found in.
This tooth was collected this past summer from our partners private quarry East of Dinosaur, Colorado.
This tooth was collected this past summer from our partners private quarry East of Dinosaur, Colorado.
Camarasaurus could reach up to 75 feet in length and was the most common of the giant sauropods to be found in North America. It had very robust, chisel shaped teeth indicating it probably ate coarser vegetation than other sauropods.
A Camarasaurus skull cast showing how the teeth looked.
A Camarasaurus skull cast showing how the teeth looked.
SPECIES
Camarasaurus grandis
LOCATION
Dinosaurs Of America Quarry, Dinosaur, Colorado
FORMATION
Morrison Formation
SIZE
.8" wide, .5" long, rock 2.2x2
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#169006
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