Gallery #3

All specimens on gallery pages are not for sale.

El Mers Turiasaurid

Fossilized dinosaur tooth from a very rare turiasaurid sauropod with the root still intact.
  • Species: Turiasauria indet. (Possibly Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis)
  • Catalogue ID: TYI-MAR-8301-8169
  • Formation: El Mers Group
  • Age: Middle Jurassic (Bathonian-Callovian)
  • Provenance: Boulahfa, Boulemane, Morocco
  • Size: 79.2mm; Crown 49.3mm
  • Condition: No repair or restorations; stabilized with Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in acetone

A very rare, rooted Turiasaurid sauropod tooth from the Middle Jurassic deposits of Morocco. The only sauropod described from this formation is Cetiosaurus mogrebiensis, however, the genus is likely incorrect. The similarly aged Atlasaurus imelakei is also described from the equivalent Guettioua Formation; however, Atlasaurus is currently placed as a brachiosaurid and possibly has similar tooth morphology to related genera like Brachiosaurus.

Talsint Turiasaurid

Fossilized dinosaur tooth from a rare turiasaurid sauropod.
  • Species: Turiasauria indet.
  • Catalogue ID: TYI-MAR-3938-1582
  • Formation: Unknown (Possibly from the Anoual Syncline or Ksar Metlili Formation)
  • Age: Jurassic
  • Provenance: Talsint, Figuig, Morocco
  • Size: 46.4mm
  • Condition: No repair or restorations; stabilized with Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in acetone

A rare complete sauropod crown from the Jurassic deposits of Morocco. Normally sauropod material comes from the El Mers Group from Boulemane, however, this specimen apparently does not come from that region, but rather Talsint. A large chunk of crystal is stuck to the tooth common to material from this deposit. Unfortunately, the exact age or formation where these teeth come from is unknown making it impossible to identify; not that any dinosaur genera are even described in the deposits around Figuig to begin with. The only information known is that the Jurassic fossils from Talsint are found far from the Cenomanian aged Dekkar Group site. Indeterminate Jurassic sauropod teeth from the Talsint locale are often sold as "Altasaurus". View our page on "Atlas Mountain Dinosaurs" for more information.

Irhazer Diplodocoid / Titanosauriform

Fossilized dinosaur tooth from an unknown titanosauriform sauropod.
  • Species: Sauropoda indet. (Possibly Diplodocoidea indet. or Titanosauriformes indet.)
  • Catalogue ID: TYI-NER-0261-3079
  • Formation: Irhazer Group (Irhazer II or Tiourarén Formation)
  • Age: Middle Jurassic (Bathonian-Oxfordian)
  • Provenance: Effonfone, Agadez, Niger
  • Size: 49.6mm
  • Condition: No repair or restorations; stabilized with Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in acetone

An indeterminate diplodocoid or titanosauriform tooth from the Middle Jurassic deposits of Niger. While a large number of Jurassic sauropod material from Niger made their way into the market, this particular morphology is quite unusual and exceptionally rare. It is somewhat reminiscent of a possible diplodocoid morphology from the similarly aged Isalo III Formation in Madagascar. The locale, "Effonfone" is a bit of a mystery and does not show up on any map; presumably the name was lost in translation or there was miscommunication somewhere down the road. If someone has an idea, do share.

Chinle Prosauropod

Fossilized dinosaur tooth from an unknown plateosaurid prosauropod.
  • Species: Plateosauria (Prosauropoda) indet. (?)
  • Catalogue ID: TYI-USA-6290-0256
  • Formation: Petrified Forest Member, Chinle Formation
  • Age: Upper Triassic (Norian)
  • Provenance: Apache County, Arizona, United States
  • Size: 12.9mm
  • Details: Mesial Density 5-6/mm; Distal Density 5-6/mm; CH 12.9mm; CBL 6.3mm; CBW 2.5mm
  • Condition: No repair or restorations; stabilized with Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in acetone

A possible prosauropod tooth found in the Upper Triassic deposits on private land in the United States. These leaf-shaped teeth are typically attributed to early sauropodomorphs. Granted, Triassic deposits, and what is and isn't dinosaurian is not well understood making any identification quite difficult. The identification could be completely wrong, and this is just some weird archosauromorph like the vast majority of Triassic teeth.

Saltasaurus

Fossilized cluster of dinosaur eggshells from a sauropod, possibly Saltasaurus.
  • Species: Titanosauria indet. (Possibly Saltasaurus loricatus)
  • Oospecies: Megaloolithus sp.
  • Catalogue ID: TYI-ARG-2939-9624
  • Formation: Allen Formation (?)
  • Age: Upper Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)
  • Provenance: Near General Roca, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina
  • Size: 58.7mm x 53mm x 29mm
  • Details: Eggshell Thickness ±6.8mm
  • Condition: No repair or restorations; stabilized with Polyvinyl butyral (PVB) in acetone

While eggshells of South American titanosaurs are not rare, it is unusual to see multiple eggshells associated in matrix. Patagonian eggshells are the only dinosaur material from this continent commonly available to collectors with the extremely rare exception of a handful of teeth exported prior to bans, often with very poor provenance making any identification impossible. These eggshells are often referred to as belonging to Saltasaurus, though take that with a grain of salt.