Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth, a good buy?

[heZZ]

What do you think about this ?

 

It has some repair done but can you show me where how much.

Location: Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana

Edited May 11, 2022 by heZZ

[caterpillar]

I'm not a specialist but I don't think it's a T.rex

[Troodon]

Its a beautiful T-rex anterior dentary tooth.  Unfortunately its very difficult to determine what has been done to this tooth with photos.  I believe I know the prep person who worked on it, its very high end and will be very difficult to see all the repairs without using a high intensity UV light.   

The seller states that this tooth was exposed to the winter freeze and thaw cycle which cracked the tooth into pieces. This tooth was professionally prepared and put back together with missing area filled in.   

 

This seller is very honest and I would ask him if he can be more specific on the repairs and if he can take photos using a UV light showing those repairs.

 

The value of Trex material has been going up exponentially and the prices are crazy.   Only you can answer the question you asked if its a good buy.  One more item to add is that the size of the tooth 4 3/4 inches includes a portion of root so the crown is about 1 inch smaller.

 

 

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

To me this does look like a tyrannosaur tooth. And it coming from the Hell Creek Formation should make it T. rex. Then again, I don't really know too much about dinosaurs (my specialism lying with marine reptiles), so somebody like @Troodon, @hadrosauridae or @BellamyBlake should be able to help you better than I can

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

Seems @Troodon already beat me to it

[FB003]

Agree with Troodon.  I would just ask the seller.  I've always had a good experience talking to them.

[digit]

As a reminder, we don't openly discuss fossil valuation on the forum. We are open about discussing the identity, authenticity, and condition (from what we can determine through photos) of a fossil. I believe you've got a very expert opinion on this tooth and a recommendation to open a dialog with the seller to learn more about the restoration done. The valuation of the tooth can only be answered by you--what would owning this tooth be worth to you?

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[caterpillar]

 

3 hours ago, Troodon said:

Its a beautiful T-rex anterior dentary tooth

 

Whoops! I spoke too soon

[cck]

The op was asking for how much restoration we could see, not value

[digit]

If I'm not mistaken the OP modified the post (thanks) to remove the question of valuation. We're always happy to give our opinion and technical expertise as to restoration but value is (like beauty) in the eye (or wallet) of the beholder.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Phos_01]

Nice tooth. Looked at it also.

Source is trustworthy as you can see from comments.

Resto is impossible to see from the way he makes hes photos with a black background. I would love to see this tooth on a clear background it would look more beautiful , but surely this is good stuff