Iguanodontid/Basal Hadrosaurid Tooth

A tooth from an Iganodontid or basal hadrosaurid (Lurdusaurus or Ouranosaurus) from the Elrhaz Formation of Niger. Teeth from these dinosaurs are almost indistinguishable due to their nearly identical size, shape, and enamel ridge patterns. This is a nice tooth, featuring feeding wear and no repairs.

The geological formation where this tooth was found, the Elrhaz Formation, located in the Ténéré Desert of Niger, is an Early Cretaceous (112 million years ago) sedimentary unit renowned for its exceptional vertebrate fossil record. Composed of fluvial sandstones, mudstones, and conglomerates, it represents a lush, river-dominated floodplain environment with seasonal lakes and abundant vegetation. This formation is famous for yielding Suchomimus tenerensis, a piscivorous spinosaurid, alongside the sauropod Nigersaurus taqueti, crocodyliforms like Sarcosuchus imperator, and diverse fish and pterosaurs.

The tooth comes stored in a display box featuring the specimen name, region it was found, age and a QR code linking to some information about Iguanodontids (fossil can be removed from the box).

This is genuine fossil. All the specimens we offer come with a lifetime authenticity guarantee.

Condition: Good | Size: 0.69 inch | Age: 112 Million Years | Found: Gadoufaoua, Niger (Elrhaz Formation)