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RARE GRADE 10 BROAD UPPER 5.5 INCH MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH Beaufort - South Carolina, U.S.A. MIOCENE to PLIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 1.81 million years ago The massive Megalodon shark is one of the largest and most fearsome predators that ever existed in the ancient seas. Owning a genuine, fine quality tooth from these terrible creatures of prehistory is the pride of many collectors. This fine quality tooth came from the famous shark known scientifically as Carcharocles megalodon - the largest and deadliest shark that ever lived! This GRADE 10 (highest grade) large fossil shark tooth is from the jaws of a huge Megalodon shark! This spectacular specimen is loaded with so many features desired by advanced Megalodon tooth collectors. Teeth like these are getting certainly harder to come by in today's market. Current and increasing future demand will never be satisfied by the dwindling numbers of the truly top grade 10 specimens such as this beauty, hence their constantly increasing prices each year. If you do not collect Megalodon teeth or have no intention to do so, this tooth might change your mind or at least, make for a special exception. If you owned ONE truly large and impressive choice grade Megalodon tooth, this would be a prime candidate! This massive Megalodon tooth measures in at 5.5 inches. It is 100% NATURAL, COMPLETE, INTACT and most important in this size class, WITHOUT RESTORATION OR REPAIR. Whether it is disclosed or not, once a Megalodon tooth gets in this size range, very few fine grade and complete teeth without detracting damage are found. Restoration and repair is very common on teeth this large. Such work makes them worth A FRACTION in price of what a natural tooth like this specimen is worth. At 5.5 inches, this finest grade example is well beyond the FIVE INCH magic mark for Megalodon teeth. Anyone that collects Megalodon teeth knows that prices ramp up dramatically for teeth at this size mark similar to the popularity of "1 carat" when it comes to diamonds. Large Megalodon teeth with repair and restoration will never appreciate in value like a natural tooth such as this specimen. Unlike all other fossils, Megalodon teeth collectors do not find such work done to fossil shark teeth acceptable or desirable and serious collectors shy away teeth with repair or restoration. The specimen shown above is is 100% genuine and this tooth is WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR RESTORATION. The features of this tooth put it in a Grade 10 category, the highest for Megalodon teeth. Such a massive tooth without ANY work done to it and with these features is extremely difficult to find available for sale! Serrations are intact with light natural feeding wear from when the shark was alive. Most teeth this large have issues with the tip or blade edges such as breaks or bitten edges but this tooth has no such detractions. Root is also complete with age cracks but NO BREAKS OR REPAIR. Enamel is incredible with an eerie "ancient" mystique to it. There is a chatoyance in the depth of the color which is a sea blue-green hue highlighted by a blush of yellow on the tip and edges on the labial side. This whopper tooth sports a complete natural luster in its enamel. Bourlette is jet black, a handsome contrast to the light color of the crown. This is a massive, heavy tooth worthy of the best collections and sure to appreciate in value! The experience of physically holding this massive Grade 10 INVESTMENT CLASS specimen in your hands is hard to describe. If we personally collected as almost all Megalodon teeth dealers do, we would keep this one for ourselves. As we do NOT personally collect, we pass on every "keeper" and the number of amazing specimens in our sold archives will show this. This GIANT tooth is a GRADE 10 CLASS Megalodon tooth so it is a real treat to experience! This specimen can boast of a quality that few teeth possess IN ANY SIZE. We guarantee that this fine investment-grade whopper has absolutely NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION - a serious problem today in the Megalodon tooth market when it comes to large, impressive examples.
A RARE AND HIGHLY DESIRED SIZE CLASS THAT RARELY ONE CAN FIND TEETH OF THIS QUALITY FOR SALE - EERIE COLOR / PERSONALITY 5.5" in length on the diagonal edge SOLD SH6-131 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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At a length of 52 feet
and weighing in excess of 60 tons, Carcharocles megalodon was the second
largest predator that ever existed on this planet, the largest being the
sperm whale. Megalodon was larger and heavier than T. rex.
Scientific reconstructions of this shark estimate the dorsal fin 5.5
feet tall, the pectoral fins at 10 feet in length and the tail over 12
feet high. If you were unfortunate enough to have a megalodon swim
over you, the pectoral fins would measure 30 feet from tip to tip with a
torso in excess of 10 feet thick! The jaws were so large that
this shark would be able to swallow a Rhinoceros whole. A
predator this size would have most likely fed on large marine
vertebrates, especially whales. Fossil teeth have been found in
excess of 7 inches in length! Megalodon teeth are similar in
geometry to the modern White Shark and scientists are still passionately
divided on the origin of the two species and if megalodon is related to
the modern white shark. It is also not fully understood why this
giant killer became extinct but we can all be glad it is. A day at
the beach just wouldn't be what it is today!