Dinosaur - Fossil tooth - Abelisaurus - 28 mm - 10 mm

Fossil. An Abelisaurid dinosaur tooth. Fossil: This perfectly preserved, very large tooth comes from a theropod of the Abelisaurid group, a group of carnivorous dinosaurs. These were recognizable by their extremely small forelimbs, short, deep snouts, small sharp teeth, and strong muscular hind limbs. This tooth comes from an as-yet undescribed Abelisaurid species from the Kem Kem Beds of Morocco. So far only two Abelisaurid species have probably been found in Morocco's Kem-Kem Beds. One Abelisaurid (Rugops primus) was named after the Echkar Formation in Niger. Era. Cretaceous Cenomanian ca. 100 million years ago This tooth has a very sharp, fine serration along both edges. Length of fossil: approx. 28 mm Locality: Kem-Kem Beds, Morocco The find comes from a collection liquidatio

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