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Root is 100% PERFECT AND FINEST COMPLETE condition as seen above - the absolute best we have ever encountered in the large quantity of these fossils we have specialized. Rarely will you ever come across another specimen with such intact anatomy.
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SUPER RARE GRADE 10 COMPLETE FOSSIL WHALE TOOTH St. Mary's River - Georgia, U.S.A. MIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 5.8 million years ago This is the rarest and nicest fossil tooth we could offer from an Odontocete (toothed whale) from the Miocene Period. The intelligence of this amazing animal still baffles man today. No doubt, it outsmarted the giant Megalodon shark of its time. A specimen such as this is perfect to display alongside a fossil shark tooth collection as this creature would have shared the same waters and time period as many of the dangerous sharks found off the East Coast of North America during the Miocene / Pliocene including the infamous MEGALODON shark. Of few fossil teeth we have seen of toothed whale, never have we seen such a fine and complete specimen. Almost always, the tip is worn nearly completely away. Here, we have a complete pointed crown with sharp tip and full enamel. The root is also complete and UNBROKEN. Of the few type like this THIS IS THE NICEST FOSSIL WHALE TOOTH WE HAVE EVER HANDLED AND IT IS A MUST FOR A RARE FOSSIL TOOTH COLLECTION. They don't get any better than this! Rarely are these type fossil teeth found available for sale but when they are, they are almost always horribly worn or partial specimens. It is in amazing preservation for a river find with the sharpest possible tip that is 100% genuine. Entire tooth is well mineralized and INTACT, having been found in one piece as you see it. This is a superb specimen for reference or education as well as being a fantastic fossil for display. Tooth is unbroken and root is present including the hollow delicate base. Tooth is intact with NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. RARE, RARE, RARE! Highly unusual - highly recommended for the discriminating fossil collector striving for unique specimens instead of the usual "fossil show" varieties. Whales, dolphins and porpoises make up the group of air-breathing marine mammals called CETACEANS. This group is comprised of three sub-groups - the extinct ARCHAEOCETI, and two living types, the ODONTOCETI (toothed whales) and MYSTICETI (baleen whales). All have a body structure that is highly adapted for their marine environment. These features include paddle-like forelimbs, lack of external hind limbs, large tail for propulsion underwater, dorsally located nostrils for breathing just above the surface of the water, specialized ears for underwater hearing and a streamlined body profile for efficient hydrodynamic locomotion. Odontocetes are more prevalent and varied than Mysticetes. All of the smaller current living whales (porpoises, orcas, narwhals, pilots, etc.) and a few of the larger ones (Sperm Whale) are toothed (Odontocetes). Mysticetes include the largest animal that ever lived on the earth, the Blue Whale. All cetaceans are carnivorous with a main diet consisting of fish, invertebrates and other marine mammals. Many cetacean fossils are found in sediments alongside fossil shark teeth and other marine vertebrates but whale fossils are much less common compared to other marine vertebrate fossils of the same period and region and whale fossils are often found in fragments or show evidence of predation by prehistoric sharks, no doubt, cetaceans most feared enemy in their prehistoric past. FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE ORCA TOOTH WE'VE HANDLED - INTACT FROM END OF ROOT TO TIP! 5.45" in length on the outside curve SOLD W001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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