JS146 - Rare Eocarcharia dinops Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous Elrhaz Fm Tenere Desert Illaenus tauricornis † Albertella helena

† Albertella helena

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JS146 - Rare Eocarcharia dinops Dinosaur Tooth Cretaceous Elrhaz Fm Tenere Desert Illaenus tauricornis † Albertella helenaScientific name: Eocarcharia dinops, Sereno and Brusatte, 2008 Carcharodontosauridae family Location: Gadoufaoua, Tner Desert, Niger. Geological Formation: Elrhaz Fm Age: Lower Cretaceous, Aptian Albian stage ( 113 million years) Size (long): 3. 3cm = 1. 29 inch REF.: JS146 DESCRIPTION: Eocarcharia (meaning "dawn shark") is a genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation that lived in the Sahara 112 million