Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 1.5 million years ago. This is a large, fossilized tooth from a megalodon shark covered with a layer of coral from its time spent fossilizing at the bottom of the ocean! It seems that that tooth rested with the bourlette side up, as the verso of the enamel is mostly bare of the mineral deposits and coral. This is a great example of what the forces of nature can do over time and is one of the more interesting teeth with the textured coral layer and shell shards within the root fissures. It is almost unfathomable that this tooth is likely the only piece of this massive shark that remains, since their cartilage bodies could not fossilize! Given how an average megalodon would contain around 276 teeth in its mouth at any given time, this tooth serves as a testament to just how enormous this ancient aquatic hunter would have been. Size: 5.73" L x 4.1" W (14.6 cm x 10.4 cm)
Provenance: ex-Lowcountry Geologic, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Condition
Loss to verso of enamel, chips and losses to tip and peripheries. Heavy coral encrustations as shown on obverse, and verso is mostly bare. Sediment and shell shards within the fissures on root.