Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. A trio of fossilized and polished teeth from prehistoric megalodon sharks. The largest tooth has a dark gray root and lighter enamel that is polished to reveal the inner black and brown of the matrix on the obverse. The verso is unpolished, showing off the natural hues of the enamel surface. The burnt umber tooth has been polished to a glassy surface and the black matrix is revealed beneath the enamel layers. The last tooth has a creamy beige and gray enamel, the edges are polished, but the enamel retains the natural striations vertically from the root to tip. Each tooth has a pleasantly tactile surface and show off the remarkable variations in colors that develop during the fossilization process! Size of large tooth: 3.5" L x 2.5" W (8.9 cm x 6.4 cm); brown tooth: 3" L x 2.75" W (7.6 cm x 7 cm)
Provenance: ex-Savannah, Georgia, USA collection
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Condition
All are polished on the enamel. Stable fissures and cavities on the roots from fossilization. Losses to peripheries and chips. Serrations are worn and not intact.