Description: Hi all! This Is a Beautiful tooth from Acheroraptor temertyorum a true Dromaeosaur aka raptor from the Hell Creek Formation in Powder River County, Montana, USA! The tooth has a partial root, and a great tip with zero repair or restoration! It measures .552 Inches (14 mm) which is Very Large for a true Dromaeosaur tooth! It comes in a 1 inch gem jar for easy transport and display! Even if you're not a paleontologist you've almost certainly heard of "Raptor" dinosaurs, a group of carnivorous dinosaurs turned Hollywood horror stars in the Jurassic Park franchise, gaining infamy rivaling the likes of T-rex and Triceratops! Raptors, or as they are properly known Dromaeosaurs, were small and lightly built, rarely exceeding the size of the human sized horrors of the movies. Most true raptors rarely exceeded 10 feet long, three feet tall, and 100 pounds. The infamous Velociraptor was greatly scaled up in size for the films and was actually about the size of the average raptor mentioned earlier. Also unlike the movies, Velociraptor is found only in Mongolia. Acheroraptor would best be described as an American Velociraptor. Growing up to 10 feet long, three feet tall, and about 90 pounds with sharp serrated teeth and a sickle shaped retractable claw on each foot, the two would have been almost identical. The two are very closely related, both being members of the Velociraptorinae subfamily (to put that in perspective, the modern Asian and African elephant share a subfamily that's how closely related these two are). Both would have hunted small prey, potentially in packs, and were most likely covered in feathers! Of course Acheroraptor itself was more than just it's cousin. While Velociraptor lived alongside the boar sized Protoceratops, Acheroraptor shared its space with the likes of Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, and even T-rex! Forget the posh Hollywood cousin, this little guy had the grit to hang with the big boys! If you see a small carnivorous dinosaur tooth from Morocco labeled as a "Raptor tooth", 999 times out of a 1000 it's Abelisaur (another group of small carnivorous dinosaur) and not from a true Raptor. True raptor fossils are extraordinarily difficult to come by with almost all "Raptor" teeth on the market being misidentified Moroccan Abelisaur teeth or just other small carnivorous dinosaur teeth making this piece a magnificent addition to any fossil collection from an infamous group of dinosaurs! All of my items come with a Certificate of Authenticity! If I have a fossil listed up as something, I make darn well sure that's what it is! If you have any questions or concerns about how I identified a fossil, contact me and I'll be happy to explain my reasoning! I do combined shipping on all items upon request! I require a signature upon delivery for this item. I have all sorts of fossils for sale at great prices and I upload new items frequently! Click on seller info to see my other items!Thank you for reading please contact me with any questions.Have a wonderful day!Jako
Price: 249.99 USD
Location: Sun City Center, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-10T21:06:43.000Z
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