Lot 115
Kem Kem Beds (Northwest Sahara Desert), Morocco, Cretaceous, ca. 112 to 97 million years ago. This is a claw from Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. This is a grasping hand claw of a large Spinosaurus dinosaur. From its original needle-sharp tip to the proximal end, it is 100% complete and original, in impeccable preservation. The claw has been professionally cleaned in a lab to reveal its remarkable condition. The surface shows rarely seen detail with the most minute pores undamaged and exposed, cleaned of any typical sand encrustation. The color is the rare white so prized by collectors. Size: 5" L (12.7 cm).
Even in the heydays of the dinosaur fossil supply coming out of Morocco, a dinosaur claw like this was a true rarity. Today, most large dinosaur claws on the market are one of two kinds - fakes carved from fossil bone, or composite / heavily restored claws made of multiple claws to make them longer and more complete than originally found. Either are worthless. A claw of this caliber is a true prize and finds like this are rarely made with near depleted deposits after decades of destructive digging.
Provenance: Ex-private FL collection.
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- Condition: There are several hairline fractures but there is ZERO filling or fabrication.
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