07290 - Restored 1.61 Inch Juvenile Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth KemKem Schizorhiza The details of the osseous

The details of the osseous structure of the root are astonishingly well defined

During the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis

This tooth represents a perfect example of the dentition features typical of the small theropods (raptors) that dominated the ecosystems of the Upper Cretaceous in the north of Africa

The stone has been soaked in a dye solution which allows the natural agate to absorb the colorations

the main corrosion product is antlerite

07290 - Restored 1.61 Inch Juvenile Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth KemKem Schizorhiza The details of the osseousIt has glued and filled fractures. Carcharodontosaurus teeth are relatively easy to find in the North African Cretaceous sites. However, its excellent preservation is something much more difficult to find. The teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Ifezouane and Aoufous