DT4-054 - HUGE 2.1 INCH PTEROSAUR PTERODACTYL FLYING REPTILE TOOTH

Product Description

ID

Siroccopteryx moroccoensis

FOUND

Kem Kem Beds (NW Sahara Desert), 
Morocco

AGE

LATE CRETACEOUS:  100 - 66 million years

SIZE

1.95" long on the curve

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION, FEEDING WEAR

NOTE

ONE OF THE LARGEST UNBROKEN 
PTEROSAUR TEETH WE HAVE OFFERED
IN WELL OVER A DECADE

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX   Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of 
authenticity / information sheet

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Pterosaur fossils were only recently attributed to a species in 1999 from the Cretaceous deposits of the southern border of Morocco.  To date, the only pterosaur species named from Morocco is 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 is one of the largest intact Siroccopteryx teeth we have offered in over a decade.  It is an EXTREMELY RARE AND UNUSUALLY LARGE example.  It would have come from the very front of the jaw where the teeth are longest, slightly curved inward and designed to strain and snatch prey as this massive flying beast would swoop down to the water surface and grab unsuspecting fish.  It is UNBROKEN and with NO REPAIR, RESTORATION OR FABRICATION.  There is natural feeding wear on the tip.

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