20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous
20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous 20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous 20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous 20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous

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20437 - Nicely Preserved 1.48 Inch Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous

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Species
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Stromer 1915
Age
Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage, (~96 Million Years)
Location
Taouz, Errachidia Province, South Morocco
Formation
Ifezouane Formation, Kem Kem Basin, Red Sandstone Beds
Size
37.7 mm   •    in
Weight
3 g   •    oz
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Description

Spectacular example of tooth belonging to an individual of Spinosaurus. The enamel color is spectacular, featuring intense brilliant  tones. This tooth has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.

One of the difficult features to find in dentition samples of Spinosaurus is present in this piece. It is the partially preservation of the root (the part of the tooth without enamel, which occupied a lower position in the gum). Its preservation is complicated due to the hollow structure, which can collapse easily when even slight pressures are applied. No fractures or restoration.

The teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth.

These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.

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