S98 - Top Rare Rooted Nigersaurus taqueti (Rebbachisaurid) Sauropod Dinosaur Tooth Leanchoilia Koneprusiinae

Koneprusiinae

T29 - Great 2

Subtaxa: Changqingia chalcon

Sereno et al

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S98 - Top Rare Rooted Nigersaurus taqueti (Rebbachisaurid) Sauropod Dinosaur Tooth Leanchoilia KoneprusiinaeHere 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