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The most famous and iconic of all dinosaur species, the T-rex was first described by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905 from a skeleton found in 1902 from the Hell Creek Formation in Montana. Standing over 13ft tall and 40ft long, the T-rex was the top predator of the late Cretaceous, and amongst the last dinosaurs to walk the earth before their mass extinction. Post Lot Text This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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In very good condition with marks from excavation and prepping (mostly to one side), as expected given the nature of this material. Small area of serrations carved , but most natural and still sharp. The tip intact.
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Lot 30Sale 16453
SOUTH DAKOTATHE TOOTH OF A TYRANNOSAURUS-REXEstimate: GBP 3,000 - 5,000
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