3.65" Rooted, Allosaurus Tooth In Sandstone - Colorado

This is a 3.65" long, rooted Allosaurus tooth which was collected this past summer from the Morrison Formation of Colorado. Rooted teeth are quite rare and you don't see them come up for sale very often.

The fact it retains its root indicates it fell out of a jaw after the animal died, as opposed to being a tooth shed while the animal was alive. Usually if rooted teeth are found that indicates the jaw/skull is close by. For that reason rooted teeth are usually kept to be used in reconstructing the skulls. In the case of this tooth matching skull material was not found in the vicinity, so it is being offered individually.

The tooth was left partially embedded in the sandstone during preparation. This creates an aesthetic display base. The crown has beautiful enamel with fine serrations and while there is some compaction and crushing to the root it has not been restored. There are a few repaired cracks in the crown though. There is also a section of Allosaurus limb bone visible just behind the tooth.