T-Rex - Fossil tooth - Tyrannosaurus Rex - 6 cm - 2 cm

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TYRANNOSAURUS REX

Dentes premaxillari – Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA

6 cm or 2.35 inches

Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | about 68–66 million years ago

An authentic fragment of prehistory belonging to one of the most famous predators in Earth's history: Tyrannosaurus rex.

Hailing from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, one of the most iconic and important places in the world for fossil documentation of the last millions of years of the North American Cretaceous, this tooth represents an exceptional collectible for paleontology, dinosaurs, and natural history enthusiasts.

The robust and distinctive morphology of the T. rex maxillary premolar tooth testifies to the incredible specialization of the skull of this gigantic tyrannosaurid. These teeth occupied the front part of the upper jaw and stood out for their particular sturdiness, an integral part of the predatory apparatus of one of the largest terrestrial carnivores known.

The Lance Formation is famous for preserving an incredible Maastrichtian terminal faunal community, offering an extraordinary window into the ecosystem that preceded the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. It is precisely from these ancient Wyoming sediments that some of the most important Tyrannosaurus rex remains ever studied come from.

A PIECE OF EARTH’S HISTORY

Holding a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth in your hand means making direct contact with an era more than 66 million years distant: a period when Wyoming was populated by gigantic dinosaurs and T. rex occupied one of the top positions in the food chain.

For the combination of iconic species, geological age, origin from the famous Lance Formation, and distinctive maxillary premolar morphology, the specimen constitutes an interesting opportunity for a private collection, a museum, a Wunderkammer, or for any paleontology enthusiast.

The tooth shows an overall restoration of about 20%, i.e., part of the tip and some fillings on the tooth.

Provenance: Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA
Age: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian terminal
Taxon: Tyrannosaurus rex
Element: maxillary premolar tooth
Use: paleontological collecting / natural history

TYRANNOSAURUS REX

Dentes premaxillari – Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA

6 cm or 2.35 inches

Late Cretaceous | Maastrichtian | about 68–66 million years ago

An authentic fragment of prehistory belonging to one of the most famous predators in Earth's history: Tyrannosaurus rex.

Hailing from the Lance Formation of Wyoming, one of the most iconic and important places in the world for fossil documentation of the last millions of years of the North American Cretaceous, this tooth represents an exceptional collectible for paleontology, dinosaurs, and natural history enthusiasts.

The robust and distinctive morphology of the T. rex maxillary premolar tooth testifies to the incredible specialization of the skull of this gigantic tyrannosaurid. These teeth occupied the front part of the upper jaw and stood out for their particular sturdiness, an integral part of the predatory apparatus of one of the largest terrestrial carnivores known.

The Lance Formation is famous for preserving an incredible Maastrichtian terminal faunal community, offering an extraordinary window into the ecosystem that preceded the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. It is precisely from these ancient Wyoming sediments that some of the most important Tyrannosaurus rex remains ever studied come from.

A PIECE OF EARTH’S HISTORY

Holding a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth in your hand means making direct contact with an era more than 66 million years distant: a period when Wyoming was populated by gigantic dinosaurs and T. rex occupied one of the top positions in the food chain.

For the combination of iconic species, geological age, origin from the famous Lance Formation, and distinctive maxillary premolar morphology, the specimen constitutes an interesting opportunity for a private collection, a museum, a Wunderkammer, or for any paleontology enthusiast.

The tooth shows an overall restoration of about 20%, i.e., part of the tip and some fillings on the tooth.

Provenance: Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA
Age: Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian terminal
Taxon: Tyrannosaurus rex
Element: maxillary premolar tooth
Use: paleontological collecting / natural history

Details

Number of objects
1
Specimen
T-Rex
Scientific name
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Country of origin
United States
Geological period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Restored
Treatment
Conserved
Height
6 cm
Width
2 cm
Depth
1.6 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
ItalyVerified
454
Objects sold
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