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Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Dinosaur Tooth

Name: Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Taxonomy: Sauropsida, Saurischia, Theropoda, Allosauroidea, Carcharodontosauridae
Age: Middle Cretaceous, Albian Stage
Size: (25.4mm=1 inch): 3.1 inches
Location: South of Taouz in the Kem-Kem Basin of Morocco

Notice the serrations present. This was definitely a meat eater as the steak knife teeth well attest. Like most found, it is a shed tooth. Dinosaurs routinely replaced teeth as they grew, giving them a ready set to slice through meat as needed.

 

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous Morocco

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Dinosaur Tooth