Huge, 2.8" Deinosuchus Tooth In Stone - Aguja Formation, Texas

Huge, Deinosuchus Tooth In Stone - Aguja Formation, Texas #116576

This is a huge, 2.8" long tooth of the massive prehistoric crocodile Deinosuchus from the Aguja Formation of Texas. They large teeth are very rare finds. This beast is still partially embedded in the rock that it was found in which also contains a multitude of other bone fragments.

Deinosuchus, whose name translates to "terrible crocodile", is an extinct alligator that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Deinosuchus would have been an apex predator of its time, and fragmentary evidence indicates it may have reach absolutely gigantic sizes of up to 50 feet in length. Deinosuchus fossils have been found in 10 US states, including Texas and Montana, but more frequently along the east coast. It would have had a body shape fairly similar to modern crocodiles and likely preyed upon the dinosaurs present in its habitat. It likely had a bite force far in excess of even T. rex.

Deinosuchus specimen in the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Creative Commons license.

This specimen was collected within the past year on private deeded property in Brewster County, Texas. You won't see any other dinosaur material from the Aguja and Javelina Formations for sale because nearly all of the formations lie within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park, where fossils may not be collected, or in Mexico, where fossils cannot be commercially traded. One of our partners was lucky enough to purchase several hundred acres of ranch land in Texas containing a good exposure of these formations, and we will be offering more material from the locality in the future.