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SEE MORE CARCHARODONTOSAURUS DINOSAUR FOSSILS
This huge fossil dinosaur tooth is from the largest meat-eating dinosaur that ever lived, Carcharodontosaurus. Formerly a 3 inch tooth, the severe feeding wear and damage tell a story of the sheer bite force and ferocity this mighty apex predator once had. When this tooth was in the jaw, the dinosaur bit down so hard on another tooth or something hard on its prey, that it sheared the tooth off from the top down. Instead of breaking off at the jaw, the tooth remained in the dinosaur's mouth for many subsequent kills and meals as evidenced by the smooth worn surface of the break! It eventually fell out of the jaw as a newer tooth erupted to replace it.
While ordinary fossil dinosaur teeth with sharp tips are nice to own, teeth like this tell a much more fascinating story of the brutal forces these dinosaurs could exert in their bite. One side of the tooth is still intact showing stunning enamel with supreme colors and natural luster. Serrations are still visible at the base. The other side of the tooth offers a cool inside core view! Despite this tooth breaking when the dinosaur was alive, what remains is UNBROKEN!
WARNING:
Many large dinosaur teeth in the market today have been subject to extensive enhancement and fabrication. As the prices for large specimens continues to climb, the profits that can be gained illicitly are obvious and unless you are well-versed in restoration and repair, even dealers have been fooled. We have seen composites of a root from one tooth attached to the crown of another specimen. We have also seen massive but heavily worn stub teeth with fabricated tips and the entire tooth stained to a lustrous and "too good to be true" finish. This is usually evident in such well-defined and wavy color line where the crown color meets the lower root portion. If you see a large tooth in today's market that is of such extraordinary perfect condition, you should be HIGHLY SUSPECT AND GET EVERY POSSIBLE GUARANTEE OF NO FABRICATION OR RESTORATION IN WRITING BY THE DEALER!!! Ebay is THE worse for getting stuck by these. One dealer routinely sells amazingly large and extraordinary specimens that are mostly plastic. After years of doing this, he still has somehow avoided even a NEUTRAL feedback!!!
Don't be fooled when you are shopping for ANY large dinosaur teeth. These are common practices of both unscrupulous and uninformed dealers. It really pays to know who you are buying from! We see both of these practices done quite frequently in the large tooth market and numerous junk teeth are selling for ridiculous high prices as well as "too good to be true" prices. (ESPECIALLY on EBAY where fake EVERYTHING is RAMPANT!)
Stick with a dealer who actually has direct experience with performing restoration work so he or she intimately KNOWS what to look for. This is MUST! We have over two decades of experience in this field and we WILL DISCLOSE any work done when we sell a specimen.