20241 - Nicely Preserved Kryptops palaios Abelisaurid Theropod Dinosaur Tooth IN CATAWIKI AUCTION NOW Mimagoniatites by orthopyroxenes and highly altered

by orthopyroxenes and highly altered feldspars in a fine-grained matrix

which were agile and seasoned hunters

Under binocular loupes you can even see the wing details

Globidens phosphaticus

It is a magnificent example of the Moroccan Acanthopyge and Phacops

20241 - Nicely Preserved Kryptops palaios Abelisaurid Theropod Dinosaur Tooth IN CATAWIKI AUCTION NOW Mimagoniatites by orthopyroxenes and highly alteredScientific name: Kryptops palaios, (Sereno & Brusatte, 2008) Abelisaurid theropod Location: Gadoufaoua, Tner Desert, Niger. Geological Formation: Elrhaz Fm Age: Lower Cretaceous, Aptian Albian stage ( 113 million years) Size (long): 1,7cm REF.: 20241 DESCRIPTION: Kryptops is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Niger. It is known from a partial skeleton found at the Gadoufaoua locality in the western Tnr Desert, in