Lot 462
SPINOSAURUS FOOT CLAW, TOE BONE AND TOOTH. Made famous in "Jurassic Park III" as the dinosaur that killed a T-Rex, the enormous theropod dinosaur Spinosaurus with a huge sail on its back remains an enigmatic dinosaur as no even remotely complete skeleton has been found and the only partial skeleton was destroyed in World War II. Spinosaurus is mostly known from its teeth which are fairly common but usually broken and ugly. Claws are rarely found and big claws such as the 3.6 inch complete museum quality foot claw showing all of the bold grooves with a perfect tip and no restoration plus a 2 inch phalange are usually only seen in museums. Claws are much rarer than teeth because dinosaurs could replace their teeth but not their claws. Also included is an excellent quality 3.6 inch long tooth with excellent brown enamel, a partial root with just a little tooth wear (this occurred when the dino was alive) on the tip. This 80 million year old dinosaur claw and tooth were found in the Kem Kem Valley near Taouz, Morocco. These museum quality fossils are housed in a 86 inch Riker mount.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
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