Brevicollis Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) Hello, I saw this Spinosaurus tooth on auction today and wondered If there are any signs of repairs on it that might end my decision buying it, if I wont find anything at the Hamburg fossil and mineral convention on Saturday. I quite like this tooth, its big, chunky, got some nice colours, and I love the overall look of it. Its not perfect, there are some small, not glued or repaired cracks that appear to have formed during the fossil forming procces. Sice : 11,2 cm Formation : Kemkem beds, morocco @Phos_01, @North, @FB003, @jpc, @JorisVV Edited May 31 by Brevicollis My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordWampa Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I am not sure if this is a glued crack, but other than that if you like the tooth and the price is right for me I don't see any reason to not buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorisVV Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Repaired for sure. Covered a bit up with matrix/glue. But other than that commercial quality fine tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Im pretty much with others. Im not seeing anything wrong with top crown part, but Im not certain with bottom part, atleast some work has been done. There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Tooth is o.k., repaired but not faked. Good Spino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Tooth is okey , it has a repaired crack ,and some matrix covering the root. But both crown and tooth are real. You could debate cleaning it up a little with acetone, removing the glued sand/matrix around it. But overall a fair and good tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 (edited) It ends today, I'll try to get it ! All the "big and chunky" Spino teeth at the convention I went to were heaaaaaaavily restored, Frankenstein-teeth, or completly fake. It was even questionable if they really belonged to Spino's, as most of them looked more like the teeth of the still undescribed morrocan species : "Bananosaurus fakensis" , only found in the moroccan fossil workshops This big tooth is the best one I saw in the last weeks, only one glued crack, that might be prepareble with a bit of acetone to let it look better, Yea ! Edited June 10 by Brevicollis My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsAreDinosaurs Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 2 hours ago, Brevicollis said: All the "big and chunky" Spino teeth at the convention I went to were heaaaaaaavily restored, Frankenstein-teeth, or completly fake. This is sadly true. Big good ones are out there, but under a rock since bad ones saturate the market. 2 hours ago, Brevicollis said: It ends today, I'll try to get it ! I wish you luck. Let us know how it ended up. 1 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Yup, I'll do that ! My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 (edited) Nope, havent won it, sadly... It still got sold for a very cheap price. Well, maybe another time... Edited June 10 by Brevicollis My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Perhaps there will be another one in a future. Patience is key for the success. 1 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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