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Beschreibung
Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Tooth, Cretaceous period.
Locality: Kem Kem Beds, southeastern Morocco
Era: Late Cretaceous
Geological Age: 100-94 mya
Carcharodontosaurus began as a name for two teeth. In 1925, the French paleontologists Charles Depéret and Justin Savornin described a pair of isolated teeth from Late Cretaceous rocks in western Algeria. In 1931, the German paleontologist Ernst Stromer referred a partial skull and skeleton from Egypt to the same species and gave it the genus name Carcharodontosaurus. The Egyptian bones were destroyed in World War II, and the original Algerian teeth were also lost.
For decades the animal was known mostly from isolated teeth. Then, in 1996, a team led by Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago described a well-preserved skull from the Kem Kem beds of eastern Morocco. In 2007 that Moroccan skull was made the new reference specimen (neotype) for Carcharodontosaurus saharicus.
About 100 million years ago, the Kem Kem area was a vast river system flowing north to a delta. A major 2020 review in the journal ZooKeys found that its fossils are biased toward large meat-eaters, including Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus and Deltadromeus, along with large pterosaurs and crocodile-like hunters. The review's lead author, Nizar Ibrahim, called it "arguably the most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth."
This one of a kind Carcharodontosaurus tooth fossil specimen from Morocco features a long, curved theropod tooth with a warm reddish-brown surface, darker mineral staining, and visible enamel texture along the blade. The tooth has a tapered, predatory profile with preserved serrations along the cutting edge and a naturally worn root end, giving it a rugged, authentic fossil character. Its size and shape make it an impressive display piece.
Carcharodontosaurus was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period, living roughly 100 to 94 million years ago. Its name means “shark-toothed lizard,” referring to the sharp, serrated teeth that resemble the cutting edges of great white shark teeth. Moroccan Carcharodontosaurus teeth are most commonly associated with the Kem Kem Beds, a famous fossil-bearing formation along the Morocco-Algeria border known for producing dinosaur teeth, fish fossils, crocodilian material, and other remains from an ancient river system.
Spiritually, fossil teeth are often associated with strength, survival, ancient wisdom, and primal energy. Carcharodontosaurus fossils in particular are sometimes connected with courage, determination, protection, and personal power, reflecting the commanding nature of one of prehistoric Africa’s apex predators. This piece carries a strong grounding presence, making it appealing both as a fossil collectible and as a symbolic object of endurance and resilience.
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