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.
- Edmontosaurus$0.00
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.
DH60 2-3/8" (height) 2-1/8" (centrum wide) & 1-7/8" (length)
Note - Adding 22 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Edmontosaurus - Toe Bone$0.00
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 excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus toe bone. Authenticity guaranteed.
DH49d SIZE: 1-1/4" (length) x 1-1/2" (width)
Note - Adding 22 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Edmontosaurus - Toe Bone$0.00
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 - Brachylophosaurus - Pes Ungual$0.00
A rare, Top Quality Brachylophosaurus tail ungual (toe claw) from the late Cretaceous (Judith River Fm.) of North America. Brachylophosaurus is a mid-sized hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Judth River formation. Bone quality is excellent. Note - the distinctive ventral ridge is located on the base of the ungual. One crack. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Hill Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Brachylophosaurus ungual. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare item.
DH73 1-3/4" (wide) & 1-13/16" (length)
Note - Adding 22 Hadrosaur bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Edmontosaurus - Humerous$0.00
A Top Quality Edmontosaurus humerous bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. An April Fossil of the Month. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This is a juvenile Edmontosaurus humerous (upper arm) bone. Bone quality is excellent. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus humerous bone. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - Shipping weight is 4 pounds. International customers will pay a shipping charge.
DH38 SIZE: 14-3/4" (length) ; 4" & 3" (each end width)
Note - Adding 22 Edmontosaurus bones / claws in April 2024. Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog
Learn More - Tyrannosaur tooth - Two Medicine Fm$0.00
A serrated Top Quality Tyrannosaur juvenile premaxillary tooth from the late Cretaceous (Campanian - Two Medicine Fm.) in northern North America. Please note that this tooth could Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. This tooth measures 13/16" - an excellent juvenile premaxillary (front) Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. This premax tooth is fully serrated, and the serrations are incredible. Serrated to the tip with an excellent unworn tip. No crack, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Two Medicine Fm., Glacier Co., Montana. Most likely an excellent Daspletosaurus juvenile tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth. This tooth is every bit as massive as a T. rex juvenile tooth! Daspletosaurus seems like a good fit. This is the finest serrated premax tooth that I have seen!
DY24T SIZE: 13/16" (7/16" wide)
Note - Added 14 new Tyrannosaur teeth in May 2024. Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.
Learn More - Tyrannosaur tooth - Two Medicine Fm$0.00
A Top Quality Tyrannosaur tooth from the late Cretaceous (Campanian - Two Medicine Fm.) in northern North America. Please note that this tooth could Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. A May Fossil of the Month. This tooth measures 1-13/16" - an excellent Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. Anterior and posterior serrations are excellent. Serrated to the tip with a small wear facet on tip. Base is large and round. No crack, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Two Medicine Fm., Glacier Co., Montana. This is an excellent Daspletosaurus tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth. Note - the only Tyrannosaurs in the Two Medicine Fm. are Daspletosaurus or Gorgosaurus.
DY22T SIZE: 1-13/16" (13/16" wide x 11/16" height)
Note - Added 14 new Tyrannosaur teeth in May 2024. Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.
Learn More - Brachyceratops tooth$0.00
A rare, Top Quality Brachyceratops montanensis juvenile tooth from the late Cretaceous (Campanian - Two Medicine Fm.) in northern North America. Brachyceratops is a smaller Campanian ceratopsian currently only kown from juvenile remains. This tooth measures 5/16" - an excellent juvenile Brachyceratops tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. No crack, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Two Medicine Fm., Teton Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent rare collector's tooth.
DY70 SIZE: 5/16"
Note - Adding one Brachyceratops montanensis tooth in May 2024. Link to Ceratopsian teeth catalog.
Learn More - Tyrannosaur toe bone$0.00
An ultra rare, Top Quality Tyrannosaur toe bone from the late Cretaceous (Campanian) in northern North America. Please note that this toe bone could Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. This toe bone measures 2-9/16" - an excellent Tyrannosaur toe bone. This could be the last or the next to last digit of the long toe (see Albertosaurus foot photo). The bone is high quality and complete with excellent color. Minor crack fill. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Hill Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent rare collector's toe bone. A rare find!
DY33 SIZE: 2-9/16" (End width: 1-3/4" & 2")
Note - Adding two rare Tyrannosaur toe bones in May 2024. Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.
Learn More - Tyrannosaur toe bone$0.00
A LARGE, ultra rare, Top Quality Tyrannosaur toe bone from the late Cretaceous (Campanian) in northern North America. Please note that this toe bone could Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. A May Fossil of the Month. This toe bone measures 3-5/8" - an excellent Tyrannosaur toe bone. This could be the next to last digit of the center toe (see Albertosaurus foot photo). The bone is very high quality and complete with excellent color. One crack repaired. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Hill Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent rare collector's toe bone. A very rare find!
DY32 SIZE: 3-5/8" (End width: 1-15/16" & 2-3/8")
Note - Adding two rare Tyrannosaur toe bones in May 2024. Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.
Learn More - Tyrannosaurus rex$0.00
An ULTRA RARE Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE Tyrannosaurus rex tooth from a large adult T. rex. An April Fossil of the Month. This Rex crown measures 4-3/4" (straight line) or 5" (on curve) and 1-5/8" wide. The enamel is the high quality. Great brown & black color. A massive extra wide tooth. You can see why this bone crusher is referred to as a "banana tooth". Overall the tooth is excellent quality with crack fill. This is a real 5" tooth. Note - this tooth was found in the spring of 2021 and it was exposed to the winter freeze and thaw cycle which cracked the tooth in to pieces. This tooth was professionally prepared and put back together with missing area filled in. It looks incredible! T-Rex was the apex during the late Cretaceous with massive teeth capable of crushing its prey. See the detailed description to determine how to tell a real T-Rex tooth! Legally collected on privately deeded land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker frame is included. This is a BIG high quality collector's tooth. You will rarely see a natural T. rex tooth this size offered for sale. Now you can see why T. rex was the King of the Tyrants!
DT02 BoP4 SIZE: 4-3/4" (straight line) 5" (on curve) (Base: 1-5/8" Width x 1-3/8" Height)
Note - Adding 16 T. rex teeth in April 2022. Link to T. rex teeth --> T. rex teeth
Learn More - Allosaurus fragilis$0.00
A very rare Top Quality, Allosaurus fragilis toe bone (pes digit). A May Fossil of the Month. This Allosaurus toe bone measures 2-7/8". High quality bone. Great rich black-brown color. Excellent overall condition. Normal crack fill with a section of the lower rim of the articulated end rebuilt. Allosaurus was the apex predator during the late Jurassic. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare specimen!
DL43 BoP SIZE: 2-7/8" (2-1/8" wide)
Note - Adding 6 Allosaurus & other bones & claws in May 2022 Link to Dinosaur bones
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