Name/Title
Spinosaurus (tooth)Entry/Object ID
2011.57.30Description
Description: Family: Spinosauridae
Class: Reptilia
Order: Saurischia
Genus: Spinosaurus
Common Name: Spinosaurus Tooth
Age: Cretaceous
Location: Morocco, Africa
Description: Rough, blunt tipped tooth with two horizontal fractures (glued). Dark brown to tan in color.
Physical Characteristics:
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard"[1]) is a genus of theropod dinosaur which lived in what is now North Africa, from the lower Albian to lower Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 112[2] to 97[3] million years ago. This genus was first known from Egyptian remains discovered in the 1910s and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer.[4] The original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional material has come to light in recent years. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known species is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, although a potential second species S. maroccanus has been recovered from Morocco.
Genus: Spinosaurus
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Class: Reptilia
Order: Saurischia
Phylum: ChordataCollection
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition
Accession
2011.57Source or Donor
Museum Collection of FossilsAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanDimensions
Width
1-1/8 inDepth
3/4 inLength
3 inLocation
Location
Container
RightDrawer
Back Row / BottomShelf
Left, LeftWall
NorthRoom
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
July 23, 2011Location
Container
CenterDrawer
Front Row / BottomShelf
LeftCabinet
Case # 49Wall
NorthRoom
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent
