S98 - Top Rare Rooted Nigersaurus taqueti (Rebbachisaurid) Sauropod Dinosaur Tooth Leanchoilia PaleoDB taxon number: 21491

PaleoDB taxon number: 21491

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S98 - Top Rare Rooted Nigersaurus taqueti (Rebbachisaurid) Sauropod Dinosaur Tooth Leanchoilia PaleoDB taxon number: 21491Here we introduce this exceedingly rare dinosaur tooth from Elrhaz Fm. It is an authentic tooth of Nigersaurus, herbivorous sauropod rebbachisaurid dinosaur that lived during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous of modern day Niger. Small for a sauropod, Nigersaurus was about 9 m (30 ft) long, and had a short neck. It weighed around 4 t (4. 4 short tons), comparable to a modern elephant. Observations: This Nigersaurus tooth is especially