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

TYRANNOSAURUS REX

Tooth – Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, USA

6 cm or 2.4 inches

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

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

From the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota, one of the world’s most iconic and important sites for the fossil record of the final millions of years of the North American Cretaceous, this tooth is an exceptional collectible for enthusiasts of paleontology, dinosaurs, and natural history.

The robust, distinctive morphology of the T. rex premaxillary tooth bears witness to the incredible specialization of the skull of this giant tyrannosaurid. These teeth occupied the front of the upper jaw and were distinguished by their particular robustness, an integral part of the predatory apparatus of one of the largest known terrestrial carnivores.


A PIECE OF EARTH’S HISTORY

Holding a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth means coming into direct contact with an era more than 66 million years ago: a time when South Dakota was inhabited by giant dinosaurs and T. rex occupied one of the highest positions in the food chain.

Thanks to its combination of iconic species, geological age, provenance from the famous Hell Creek Formation, and distinctive morphology, this specimen offers an interesting opportunity for a private collection, a museum, a Wunderkammer, or any paleontology enthusiast.

The tooth has a glued tip and a small fill.

Provenance: Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, USA
Age: Late Cretaceous, late Maastrichtian
Taxon: Tyrannosaurus rex
Element: maxillary tooth
Use: paleontological collecting / natural history