OPALISED THEROPOD COLLECTOR ITEM

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Current Bid (USD) 0.00 Member Since May 11, 2006 in Australia
Bid Increment 25
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Starting Bid (USD) 80000.00
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Starts December 1, 2008 12:30 AM
Ends December 4, 2008 12:20 AM Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category Opalized Fossil Shipping Cost 3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID 38074 Shipping Insurance (optional) 7995.00

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OPALIZED THERODPOD

YOWAH QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

PALE RED ORANGE GREEN AND A GOLDEN YELLOW TOUCH

TEETH SIMILAR TO THIS ONE HAVE BEEN FOUND AT A NUMBER OF SITES IN THE LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL FIELDS, AND DINOSAUR COVE AND FLAT ROCKS ON THE COAST OF VICTORIA , THEY WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 115-105 MILLION YEARS OLD

THIS KIND OF TEETH ARE SLIGHTLY YOUNGER, BEING AROUND 98-95 MILLIONS YEARS OLD , CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS TYPE OF THEROPOD TOOTH IS THE NATURE OF THE SERRATED CREST ALONG THE CONCAVE MARGIN. THE FACT THAT THERE ISN'T A CREST ALONG THE CONVEX MARGIN OF THE TOOTH IS A FEATURE THAT SEEMS TO BE PECULIAR TO AUSTRALIA THEROPODS, AS IT IS RARELY SEEN IN THE MAJORITY OF THEROPODS FROM OTHER CONTINENTS, ALSO THIS IS THE FIRST OPALISED THEROPOD TOOTH EVER FOUND IN YOWAH ALONG WITH THE TEETH FROM WINTON, IT IS ALSO THE THIRD THEROPOD FOSSIL FOUND IN THE STATE

WEITH 4.4 CTS APPROX

20 X 8 X 5 MM APPROX

 

 

 

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ALL SHIPPING AS INDICATED, PLS PAY WITH IN 5 DAYS OF THE CLOSING, OR THE ITEM MAY BE RELISTED, WE WILL NOT SEND INVOICE, CLICK PAYPAL ,SEND MONEY AND PAY,FOR WIRE TRANSFER , SOME ITEMS MAY BE SHIPPED FROM OUR OFFICE IN USA  AS MOST ITEMS ARE SENT IN BULK THERE FOR POSTAGE AFTER LISTING , TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FAST POSTAGE WITH TRACKING NO.USA FAX 1 520 299 2357, AUSTRALIA FAX 617 55 949760 FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS,,,,on mulitple item only one insurance applies

pls note sometimes it takes 1-3 dyas after you have paid via paypal , for the item to show as paid on opalauctionsite, office is closed on saturdays and sundays, so all queries will be answered in the order it was received, after the payment is received it takes 2-4 days to dispatch the item  or even longer if the items are in transit from australia to usa office,,we do so so we can provide fast postage with tracking numbers

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR SHIPPING AND HANDLING POLICIES PLS DO NOT BID ON OUR ITEMS

ALL RETURNS with in 7 days of the receipt of the item - store credit only GOODS TO BE RETURNED TO OUR TUCSON OFFICE IN USA ONLY s patel p o box 65209 tucson az 85728 NO REFUNDS

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