08956 - Fragment 2.501 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Ptychagnostus cuyanus Nice premaxillary Carcharodontosaurus tooth
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Nice premaxillary Carcharodontosaurus tooth
†Nileus sp
Institutions and collections UCLA:
It has some fractures
The front and back has been cut and polished to a high gloss finish
08956 - Fragment 2.501 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Ptychagnostus cuyanus Nice premaxillary Carcharodontosaurus toothBeautiful fragment of this Diogenite achondrite meteorite. Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites. Diogenites are currently believed to originate from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about 40 distinct members known. Diogenites are composed of igneous rocks of plutonic origin, having solidified slowly enough deep within Vesta's