DT4-089 - RARE SWALLOWED CRETACEOUS FLYING PTERODACTYL PTEROSAUR TOOTH WITH EVIDENCE OF DIGESTION

Product Description

ID

Siroccopteryx moroccoensis

FOUND

Kem Kem Beds (NW Sahara Desert), Morocco

AGE

LATE CRETACEOUS:  100 - 66 million years

SIZE

.75" long on the curve

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION, INTACT TIP

NOTE

UNBROKEN.  THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
HAD A SWALLOWED PTEROSAUR TOOTH.
OBVIOUS EVIDENCE ON ENAMEL OF 
THE EFFECTS OF DIGESTIVE ACID HAVING
ATTACKED THE SURFACE.

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Comes with a certificate of 
authenticity / information sheet

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This is a genuine fossil tooth from a prehistoric flying reptile from North Africa.  It comes from a pterosaur named Siroccopteryx moroccoensis.  With an estimated wingspan of nearly 20 feet, this anhanguerid ranks amongst the largest pterosaurs known.  There have been comparisons of this creature to other anhanguerid species known from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil.  Only jaw fragments and teeth have been discovered from Morocco and much has yet to be learned about this fascinating and giant flying reptile from prehistory.

This pterodactyl tooth is the first specimen we have seen that shows evidence it was swallowed and partially digested  We have seen this on dromaeosaur teeth but this is a first for pterosaurs.  On occasion, predators such as dinosaurs, have been known to swallow their teeth during feeding.  The acidic digestive juices attack the enamel as the tooth becomes partially digested before being expelled in the animal's feces.  This tooth shows such effects in the pitting of the enamel and overall worn, eroded surface.  This tooth unbroken and complete with natural feeding wear on tip.  NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION OR FABRICATION.

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