Theropod Tooth, Niger (Tiouraren Formation) #01

Description

A rare Jurassic theropod tooth from the Tiouraren Formation (Niger).  This tooth has some nice enamel, good serrations (especially on the distal edge), damage to the tip and a neat repair.  It's very difficult to ID teeth from the Jurassic of Niger as there's only a small amount of published material to compare against; this tooth may be from Spinostropheus (a ceratosaur), but the Megalosaurid Afrovenator is possible too.

Overall a nice tooth, comes labelled and stored in an acrylic case with padding.

Condition: Good

Size: 17mm

Age: 167 Million Years

Locality: Niger (Tiouraren Formation)