MASSIVE SPINOSAURUS DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco

LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD:  96 - 66 million years ago

If you have been holding out for a supreme and giant-size Spinosaurus tooth then this may be the last opportunity to secure such a choice specimen.  It is quite discouraging what is now on the market.  In a recent check of other sellers, the few teeth we found over 4" were either junk or were clever composites of a root from one tooth puttied on to the crown of another specimen.  The well-known online auction site is even worse and we've yet to see a GENUINE single, "no-tricks" large dinosaur tooth of ANY SPECIES listed there in well over a year and a half!  Lots of real good-looking big teeth but all with serious issues not disclosed in the text.

This remarkable specimen is so rare that in this past year, the aggregate efforts of all our miners produced less than a handful of teeth over 4".  Of those few found, this is the finest quality over 4" tooth falling at the incredible size of 5" along the outside curve!  Just look at that original and complete, sharply pointed tip!  Yes, it is real!  This superb investment-grade example boasts of NO RESTORATION!  All parts of this tooth are present and complete!  Minor repairs are to clean fractures and no filler or any restoration was needed nor applied.  This is absolutely amazing to have this kind of condition on a 3" tooth no to mention a FIVE INCH WHOPPER!!!  The surface of the enamel is AAA CHOICE! and has a superb dense sheen and ridged detail on BOTH SIDES as shown above.  The color is a rich walnut brown and mahogany.  The encrustation on the root is only on the surface and the length of this tooth is honest and all tooth.  The jagged edge of the root end can be seen upon close inspection ruling out any of the common trickery we see in nearly all large teeth sold elsewhere where a tooth length is artificially lengthened by adding a glue and sand mixture.  Unlike other dealers, we provide FULL DISCLOSURE on every specimen.  You know exactly what you are buying when you invest in one of our fossil teeth.

What is extremely rare is that this tooth was found just this past year.  Anyone that has been shopping for Spinosaurus teeth can attest to what we have been saying for the last several years - the formation is no longer producing fine grade teeth in the larger sizes.  We are now digging at depths of as much as 24 meters, THREE TIMES! the previous depths.  Still, the source is practically depleted.  A tooth such as this amazingly rare example is definitely one of the most promising investments one can make at this point in time.  In the last year of digging, the cumulative effort of many of our mining partners produced less than 5 quality large teeth 4" and over.  This is the ABSOLUTE FINEST OF THE LARGEST TEETH of the entire year's efforts of 2002!!!  Need we say more about what the situation is.  Since dinosaurs are long gone, things will only get worse.

A common trick in the market is to attach either a bunch of sand mixed with glue on the end of the tooth's root to exaggerate the length or even worse, glue another tooth's root on to the end and disguise the seam with more sand and glue.  In either case, these look like very large teeth but they are faked.  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!  I see both of these practices done quite frequently in the large tooth market and numerous junk teeth are selling for ridiculous high prices.  (ESPECIALLY in the online auctions!)

The dinosaur this specimen came from would have been the maximum size creature known!  Teeth in this size and this condition are nearly priceless since very few exist to compare to.  We strongly recommend this amazing example to any collector because prizes like these are sure to be strong investments in even the near future considering the current state of the source and its nearly exhausted supply of large teeth.  Steady appreciation of prices in the market have already reflected that in the last year and a half.  

THE ABSOLUTE FINEST OF THE FEW 5" TEETH FOUND AFTER A FULL YEAR OF DIGGING!

5" long on the curve x 1.5" wide

SOLD     DT528     INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX     Actual Item - One Only

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