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LARGE POSTERIOR MEGALODON TOOTH - Wright River, South Carolina, U.S.A. MIOCENE to PLIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 1.81 million years ago When collecting the various jaw positions of Megalodon teeth, the posterior teeth are the hardest to locate. Furthermore, huge Megalodon sharks had posterior teeth much smaller than those in the anterior region of the jaw, the ones we are most familiar with seeing. This gem of a find from the Wright River in South Carolina is not only a posterior tooth but it sports a color and condition that put it at a category 10, the finest quality a tooth can rate. It features a beautiful and very unique hue to its choice enamel. The sea foam blue-green tooth has a gold blush to the tip making this a prized and beautiful feature. This enamel is not only gorgeous in its color and pattern but it still retains full gloss and sheen and is very solid and stable. The serrations are quite rare running all the way up both sides right to the finely pointed tip. The bourlette is fully present and jet black with lustrous sheen. The root is a orange-black and full and complete, contrasting wonderfully with the green and gold highlights of the tooth. Don't be fooled by the size. Again, this is a posterior tooth. The shark this tooth came from would have had front teeth approximately 5" in size! This superb specimen came from a very large Megalodon shark and is one of the nicest, large posterior teeth we have ever seen and certainly have ever had to offer. This remarkable example is as found with NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR. This tooth is categorized in the highest level for choice collector grade Megalodon teeth.
A VERY RARE POSITION MEG TOOTH TO FIND IN THIS SIZE AND COLOR / CONDITION! 3" in length on the diagonal edge x 2.75" wide SOLD SH653 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!