Six Tyrannosaurus rex teeth
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Six Tyrannosaurus rex teeth

South Dakota, USA

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Six Tyrannosaurus rex teeth
South Dakota, USA
"The King's Platter"
From the Hell Creek Formation, Perkins County, late Cretaceous (circa 67-66 million years ago) the teeth Tyrannosaurus rex in a fine state of preservation prepped as found in their matrix, the longest 6-inches, supported on custom fitted stand
24 ½ x 18 x 13 in. (62 x 46 x 33 cm.), on stand

Rare grouping of T.rex teeth on matrix, including one very large tooth.
Provenance
Discovered in the Rex Hole Quarry, Perkins County, South Dakota, Spring of 2023.

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Lot Essay

The most famous and iconic of all dinosaur species, the T. rex was first described by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905 from a skeleton found in 1902 in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana. Standing over 13ft tall and 40ft long, the T. rex was the top predator of the late Cretaceous, amongst the last dinosaurs to walk the earth before their mass extinction.

T. rex possessed an enormous skull, measuring up to 5 feet in length, and jaws filled with large, spike-like teeth. These teeth were not only larger but also more robust than those of any other theropod dinosaur, designed to efficiently transfer the immense force of its bite into the victim's body. This adaptation made T. rex an unparalleled predator, capable of inflicting devastating damage with each powerful strike.
Discovered two years ago in a prolific micro channel deposit known as “The rex hole”, this deposit has been fully excavated and is now extinguished.

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