Theropod Tooth
Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
Bissekty Formation
Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan

29mm theropod tooth

This theropod tooth from Uzbekistan dates back to the Late Cretaceous, around 90 million years ago, when the region was part of a lush, dinosaur-filled landscape. With its sharp edges and curved shape, the tooth belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur—possibly a member of the ceratosaur or tyrannosauroid lineages known from Central Asia. Fossils from this region are rare and often fragmentary, making a well-preserved tooth an exciting and valuable find. It’s a sharp remnant of a fierce predator that once stalked the ancient plains of prehistoric Asia.