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Name:
Albertosaurus libratus Premax
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Two Medicine Formation
Location: Montana
Size: Tooth is 1.1 inches along
This is a very unusual tooth of Albertosaurus libratus from Montana. Albertosaurus was a large carniverous dinosaur related to Tyrannosaurus. Albertosaurus had a huge skull with sharp, serrated teeth. This tooth is one of the few premaxillary, or''nipper'', teeth found in the very front of the jaw. Usually, carniverous dinosaur teeth have a set of serrations on each opposite cutting edge - premax teeth have both sets of serrations on only one edge, smooth on the other - better for ''nipping'' prey. The specimen has nice serrations intact, and a beautiful wear facet on the tip from use. The tooth has no restoration - it was acquired from Glenn Zamenski in 1998. This is an excellent example of a front tooth from this large meat-eating dinosaur.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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