Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA Late Cretaceous, 68-66 million years 10,6 x 5 cm Provenance: - From the dig site in the Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA - Italian private collection The Tyrannosaurus Rex, or simply T-Rex, became a pop culture icon thanks to the Spielberg film Jurassic Park, one of the most successful films in cinema history. Scotty, the largest specimen ever found, was 13 meters tall and weighed almost nine tons. The Tyrannosaurus Rex possessed 60 sharp teeth of a various sizes. Up for auction is a very well-preserved specimen that comes from Hell Creek, Montana, where the T-Rex was discovered in 1902 by paleontologist Barnum Brown. The 68 to 66 million-year-old tooth is almost 11 cm long and shows beautiful colour and form. TYRANNOSAURUS REX ZAHN Hell-Creek-Formation, Montana, USA. Sp?te Kreidezeit, 68-66 Millionen Jahre 10,6 x 5 cm Provenienz: - aus der Ausgrabungsst?tte in der Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA - Italienische Privatsammlung Der Tyrannosaurus Rex ist ein Dinosaurier, der keiner Vorstellung bedarf. Er wird von jedermann, unabh?ngig von Nationalit?t, Alter und kulturellem Hintergrund, erkannt. Schon im Jahr 1918, 16 Jahre nach seiner Entdeckung, erschien der erste Film "The Ghost of Slumber Mountain", in welchem der gr?sste landlebende Fleischfresser der Weltgeschichte eine Rolle spielte. Zur Ikone der Popkultur wurde Tyrannosaurus Rex, oder T-Rex, vor allem dank dem Spielberg-Film "Jurassic Park", einem der erfolgreichsten Filme der Kinogeschichte. Es wurden 30 Exemplare von dem Raubtier der Superlative ausgegraben, darunter finden sich einige fast vollst?ndige Skelette. Scotty, das gr?sste Exemplar, war 13 Meter gross und fast neun Tonnen schwer. Der Tyrannosaurus Rex besass 60 unterschiedlich grosse und sehr scharfe Z?hne. Der gr?sste Zahn, der bisher entdeckt wurde, ist 30 Zentimeter lang. Hier pr?sentiert wird ein sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar, welches aus Hell Creek (Montana) stammt, wo der T-Rex 1902 vom Pal?ontologen Barnum Brown entdeckt wurde. Brown nannte das von ihm entdeckte Tier "mein Lieblingskind". Der Millionen Jahre alte Zahn ist fast 11 cm hoch und weist eine sehr sch?ne Farbe auf.notes:*
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