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RARE 3.65" MASSIVE AURICULATUS SHARK TOOTH Santee Limestone Formation - Dorchester Co., South Carolina, U.S.A. EOCENE PERIOD: 45 - 38 million years ago C. auriculatus is now extinct and was the first killer shark in the lineage of extinct Great White Sharks. It considered by some to be the first ancestor of the massive extinct killer shark - Megalodon. Most noteworthy on the teeth of the auriculatus shark are the pronounced cusplets flanking the crown. Fine grade teeth are very rare for this shark species and actually, far less abundant than most other prehistoric large sharks. This is quite a rare offering and will likely be THE largest Auriculatus tooth we will EVER offer as it is TWICE the normal size for this species!!! In comparing the rarity of the size of this tooth with the relativity of a Megalodon tooth, this specimen would be the equivalent of a Megalodon tooth approaching the 7 INCH class, the maximum size category for Megalodon. If you have ever looked at the quality and respective price of a Megalodon tooth in that maximum size, you can easily spend well into tens of thousands of dollars for a tooth that is so horrible looking, you wonder who would want it. Auriculatus fossil shark teeth OVER 3.5" are in the same maximum size that Auriculatus grew to. Point being, what is rare about this amazing specimen is its SIZE and equally important, it IS COMPLETE WITH BOTH SIDE CUSPLETS INTACT AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR RESTORED and is as it was found! If you are an experienced fossil shark tooth collector, you will already know what we are saying here. To own a natural and intact Auriculatus tooth of this size is definitely a specimen to brag about owning! A definite INVESTMENT-CLASS auriculatus tooth, serrations are pronounced down the sides and BOTH side cusps are intact. Serrations are very thick and robust with light natural feeding wear. Original feeding nick on tip with natural feeding wear present indicates this tooth was subject to protracted use countless kills and attacks when the shark was alive roughly 40 million years ago, and subject to intense punishment in the jaws of one of the largest size Auriculatus sharks of the Eocene. Attractive olive and sea foam green enamel with light brown root. Unlike most Auriculatus teeth, the side cusplets have never been broken and hence, are not glued back on. This specimen is especially rare and outclasses most teeth in size that you will find in the marketplace, by far. Its pure natural state is also a plus. Guaranteed NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR. VERY highly recommended for the collector of the RAREST shark teeth one can find. MOST LIKELY THE LARGEST AURICULATUS TOOTH WE WILL EVER OFFER - THIS MONSTER-SIZE SPECIMEN IS TWICE THE NORMAL SIZE!!! FINE QUALITY AURICULATUS TEETH IN ANY SIZE ARE RARE SO ONE IN THIS SIZE CLASS INTACT, UNRESTORED TEETH OF THESE DIMENSIONS ARE TRULY IMPRESSIVE DESPITE THE CONDITION! 3.65" in length on the diagonal edge x 3.25" wide SOLD SH19-006 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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