Dinosaur Fossils & Teeth - U.S.
Buried Treasure Fossils offers a fantastic collection of Cretaceous and Jurassic dinosaur fossils for sale from the US. Fossil remains include well preserved teeth, bones, and claws, and are highly valued by collectors. These top quality specimens were all legally collected from private lands in the northwestern US. All are authentic dinosaur fossils and legally collected from private land! US Dinosaurs - items are being added to the catalogs starting with Tyrannosaurus rex (T.rex) and Nanotyrannus teeth! Authenticity guaranteed. Have a look.
Dinosaur Teeth
Paleontologists are the scientists that love to study dinosaurs, and they learn a lot from dinosaur teeth. When analyzed along with the size of a dinosaur skull, a paleontologist can determine many things, including how the beast obtained its food and what sorts of things it ate. Some dino teeth even explain how the animal digested what it devoured.
Some dinosaurs had long teeth that were set in their jaws like the tines of a rake. These kinds of dinosaur teeth were used to pull nutritious leaves and bark from ancient plants. Other sorts of dinosaurs had razor sharp teeth that they used to kill and eat other animals, including other dinosaurs. Many herbivorous, plant-eating dinosaurs had rows of flat grinding teeth that they used to smash vegetable matter before swallowing.
Amazing facts about dinosaur teeth
1. Dinosaurs could re-grow any teeth that went missing. Paleontologists think that both plant-eating and carnivorous dinosaurs had the amazing ability to generate new teeth whenever they needed replacing a missing tooth. Dinosaurs such as Diplodocus may have grown brand new teeth every 35 days or so. Another dino, the Camarasaurus, required around two months to generate a replacement tooth, explains Live Science magazine.
2. A funny looking, duck-billed dinosaur named Hadrosaur boasted more teeth in its mouth than any other dinosaur that has ever been discovered. Although Hadrosaurs probably dined upon nothing but plant materials, they used almost 1,000 self-sharpening teeth to do make it happen.
3. The Apatosaurus dinosaur had a whole lot of teeth in its jaws, but it was not able to chew its food. Instead, the Apatosaurus dinosaur had specialized “stripper teeth” that were utilized to scrape leaves from vegetation. Fossil evidence discovered over the years indicates that the massive 19-ton reptilian beast probably swallowed without chewing its food at all.
4. Tyrannosaurus rex teeth had a mouth full of serrated teeth. The mighty dino's curved, chisel-like front teeth were used to grip, pull and yank raw meat from the bones of its unfortunate prey. Back teeth were not molars like we know today, but they did serve to dice meat into chunks that could be easily swallowed. Amazingly, some rather "banana-shaped" T. rex teeth were a foot long, including several inches of root. T. rex boasted 60 teeth in its Volkswagen-sized skull. Its front teeth were more closely spaced than the teeth toward the back of T. rex's massive mouth.
5. Kentrosaurus, Stegosaurus, and other Stegosaurids had dinosaur teeth attached to a jaw that probably wasn't very strong. These ancient beasts primarily dined upon low-lying shrubs, mosses, and fallen fruit.
6. Trachodon, Deinodon, and Cardiodon dinosaurs left no bones to be discovered (yet) but since teeth are harder, they did leave their dental imprint on the fossil record.
If you'd like to own one or more dinosaur teeth of your own, contact Buried Treasure Fossils at btfossils@cs.com or (281) 342-7129 during regular business hours.
- Triceratops$70.00
A LARGE Top Quality, Triceratops horridus shed tooth or "spitter" tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Triceratops is a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with nice color / patina. This tooth is commonly called a "spitter" tooth as it was worn out, released, and replaced. No cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent, large Triceratops spitter tooth!
DC21 SIZE: 7/8"
Note - Adding 22 new Triceratops teeth in September 2023. Link to Triceratops fossils catalog
Learn More - Edmontosaurus - Toe Bone$70.00
A Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens toe bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. Bone quality is very good. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. An exceptional collector's quality Edmontosaurus toe bone. Authenticity guaranteed.
DH49c SIZE: 1-1/2" (length) x 1-13/16" (width)
Note - Adding 221 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Thescelosaurus$65.00
A Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus premaxillary tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. Note - Thescelosaurus premaxillary teeth crown shape is quite distinct (see Thesc-Pachy maxillary teeth differentiation discussion below). No cracks or restoration. An excellent Thescelosaurus tooth crown! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. Excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus tooth. Note - tooth comes with the gem case pictured. Authenticity guaranteed.
DI13 SIZE: 3/8"
Note - Adding 10 new Thescelosarus teeth in July 2022. Link to Thescelosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Thescelosaurus$65.00
A Top Quality Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus maxillary tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. Note - Thescelosaurus maxillary teeth crown shape is quite distinct (see Thesc-Pachy maxillary teeth differentiation discussion below). No cracks or restoration. The tip has a natural wear facet. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus tooth. Note - tooth comes with the gem case pictured. Authenticity guaranteed.
DI05 SIZE: 1/4"
Note - Adding 10 new Thescelosarus teeth in July 2022. Link to Thescelosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Thescelosaurus$65.00
A Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus toe bone from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This bone has excellent quality with excellent color / patina. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus toe bones. Authenticity guaranteed.
DI38 SIZE: 1-1/8"
Note - Adding 23 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2022. Link to Thesc fossils catalog
Learn More - Triceratops$65.00
A Top Quality, Triceratops horridus shed tooth or "spitter" tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Triceratops is a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with nice color / patina. This tooth is commonly called a "spitter" tooth as it was worn out, released, and replaced. No cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent, large Triceratops spitter tooth!
DC28 SIZE: 3/4"
Note - Adding 22 new Triceratops teeth in September 2023. Link to Triceratops fossils catalog
Learn More - Triceratops$65.00
A LARGE Top Quality, Triceratops horridus shed tooth or "spitter" tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Triceratops is a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with nice color / patina. This tooth is commonly called a "spitter" tooth as it was worn out, released, and replaced. No cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent, large Triceratops spitter tooth!
DC27 SIZE: 1"
Note - Adding 22 new Triceratops teeth in September 2023. Link to Triceratops fossils catalog
Learn More - Tyrannosaur tooth$65.00
A High Quality Tyrannosaur tooth from the late Cretaceous (Campanian) in northern North America. Please note that this tooth could Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. This tooth measures 5/8" - an excellent juvenile Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. Anterior serrations are good and posterior serrations are excellent. No cracks, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Wheatland Co., Montana. Probably an excellent juvenile Albertosaurus tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth.
DY15 SIZE: 5/8"
Note - Added 18 new Tyrannosaur teeth in June 2023. Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.
Learn More - Richardoestesia isosceles$65.00
A Top Quality Richardoestesia isosceles tooth from Montana. A theropod from the Troodonidae family. These teeth are straight, flat, and possess ultra-fine serrations that run the length of the crown and may be related to Paronychodon (see beow). Note - Typical serrrated edge shown. No cracks. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed.
DF07 Size: 1/2"
Note - Adding 10 new Richardoestesia teeth in January 2021 Link to Richardoestesia catalog.
Learn More - Edmontosaurus$65.00
A Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens tail (caudal) vertebra from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. Bone quality is excellent. Partial process is intact. No cracks. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus vertebra. Authenticity guaranteed.
DH62 1-1/2" (centrum wide) & 1-1/8" (length)
Note - Adding 22 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Edmontosaurus$60.00
A Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens tail (caudal) vertebra from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. Bone quality is excellent. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus vertebra. Authenticity guaranteed.
DH57 SIZE: 1-5/8" (wide) x 1-1/2" (height) x 1-7/16" (length)
Note - Adding 17 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in July 2022. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Thescelosaurus$60.00
A Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus premaxillary tooth from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. Note - Thescelosaurus premaxillary teeth crown shape is quite distinct (see Thesc-Pachy maxillary teeth differentiation discussion below). No cracks or restoration. There is a small wear facet on the tip. An excellent Thescelosaurus tooth crown! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus tooth. Note - tooth comes with the gem case pictured. Authenticity guaranteed.
DI10 SIZE: 5/16"
Note - Adding 10 new Thescelosarus teeth in July 2022. Link to Thescelosaurus fossils catalog
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