Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years old. A fine example of a fossilized tooth from one of the ancient seas' most ferocious hunters: the megalodon shark. The triangular tooth features a dramatically tapered root with several vertical striations, matte gray and tan hues, and several tactile serrations. The dark brown bourlette has similar striations across its surfaces, and the caramel-brown root features a deep central cleft as well as a few petite perforations from boring clams. The unpolished surfaces of the tooth give a realistic sense of what it would have looked like when inside the mouth of the monstrous megalodon! Size: 3.45" W x 4.66" H (8.8 cm x 11.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Lowcountry Geologic, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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#167749
Condition
Minor nicks to root, bourlette, enamel, and peripheral serrations, with a few perforations to root caused by boring clams, and several stable hairline fissures on enamel and bourlette, otherwise intact and very good. Natural and unpolished. Nice coloration throughout.