Kryptops palaios Fossil Dinosaur Tooth from Cretaceous, Niger (0.92")

Name: Kryptops palaios Fossil Dinosaur Tooth from Cretaceous, Niger (0.92")
Brand: FossilsAndMore
Price: 170.0 USD
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Species: Kryptops palaios
Size tooth: 0.92" = 2,35 cm
Location: Gadoufaoua, Ténéré Desert, Niger
Age: Cretaceous (~113 Million Years)
Condition: Clearly visible serrations. No restoration

Step back into the Cretaceous with this authentic Kryptops palaios fossil tooth, a rare abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from what is now Niger, Africa.

The teeth of these predators were adapted for a carnivorous lifestyle, with their compact, curved shape providing an excellent glimpse into the feeding adaptations of this dinosaur Kryptops is especially interesting to collectors because fossil material from this dinosaur is relatively uncommon.

Take a look our other Abelisaur fossils (Majungasaurus & Moroccan Abelisaurid).

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