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GOLD-TIPPED MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH St. Mary's River, Georgia, U.S.A. MIOCENE to PLIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 1.81 million years ago This is a GRADE 10 uniquely colored Megalodon tooth. The overall fine quality enamel is a charcoal tone with a hint of bronze but the tip sports a golden bronze patch on both sides that really make this tooth look sinister! This is a lower jaw tooth which is a less common type found than the broader upper jaw teeth. Serrations and tip are very crisp with slight natural feeding wear from when this monster shark was alive. The root is very dense and fully intact. Bourlette is complete and jet black to match the crown. Thousands of junk and partial Megalodon teeth are found for every one like this. This specimen guaranteed to have NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION. This tooth was found in a protective clay and gravel layer hence its highly unusual and fine condition for a river tooth. Megalodon teeth found in rivers are almost always heavily eroded and worn from the high energy environment in which they were subjected to. They usually have dull, sand-blasted enamel, peeling back from the core as well as other environmentally-caused damage.
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! GRADE 10 IN EVERY WAY - UNIQUE COLORED TIP FEATURE MAKE THIS A PRIZE TOOTH! 3.65" in length on the diagonal edge SOLD SH6-086 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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