1 7/8" and wide Spinosaurus Tooth Dinosaur Fossil T Rex Era Cretaceous TS86
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Fossil Spinosaurus~1 7/8 x 1" Tooth found in Kem Kem Beds, Morocco. This was a monster dinosaur that was larger than T-Rex. This tooth is in reasonable condition with no repairs. The tooth weight0.3 ozThank you for looking. I combine ship, you save.Spinosaurus(meaning "spine lizard") is agenusoftheropoddinosaurthat lived in what now isNorth Africa, during the lowerAlbianto lowerCenomanianstagesof theCretaceousperiod, about 112 to 97million years ago.Spinosauruswas among the largest of all knowncarnivorousdinosaurs, possibly larger thanTyrannosaurusandGiganotosaurus. Estimates published in 2005, 2007, and 2008 suggested that it was between 12.6–18 metres (41–59ft) in length and 7 to 20.9 tonnes (7.7 to 23.0 short tons) in weight.A new estimate published in 2014 and based on a more complete specimen, supported the earlier research, finding thatSpinosauruscould reach lengths greater than 15m (49ft).TheskullofSpinosauruswas long and narrow, similar to that of a moderncrocodilian.Spinosaurusis known to have eaten fish, and most scientists believe that it hunted both terrestrial and aquatic prey; evidence suggests that it lived both on land and in water as a modern crocodilian does. The distinctivespinesofSpinosaurus, which were long extensions of the vertebrae, grew to at least 1.65 meters (5.4ft) long and were likely to have had skin
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