Lee Creek Chubutensis Tooth 3.08"

Lee Creek Chubutensis Tooth 3.08"This stunning golden beige Chubutensis tooth from Lee Creek features glossy enamel and sharp, well preserved serrations. There is a small chip on the bourlette, though it is not as noticeable with the tooths light coloration. Overall, it remains an outstanding and highly collectible specimen. The Chubutensis (Otodus chubutensis) was a massive prehistoric predator that lived during the Miocene and early Pliocene epochs. Considered an evolutionary link

They were skilled hunters that preyed on a range of large mammals

it’s fun to note where a tooth came from

display pieces

from abundant teeth and a scattering of bones

The species eventually became extinct

and others – These genera share the basic body plan (beak

Studies of Allosaurus remains

we recommend dry sifting rather than using water

Unlike headline dinosaurs with complete skeletons

brought up from offshore Venice and ready to be displayed as a genuine remnant of the largest predatory shark that ever lived

or deep chocolate browns—often with glossy enamel and heavily mineralized roots

but the teeth are what fill collections