11.0 cm black, sharp tooth of the Megalodon

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Description

11.0 cm black, sharp tooth of the Megalodon

The 11.0 cm tooth of the Carcharocles megalodon has a sharp, almost continuous serration. The enamel is shiny black with light stress cracks. The massive dark root and the bourelette are still well preserved.

Species:   Carcharocles Megalodon (Family: Otodontidae, Genius: Otodus)
Age:    ca. 3 – 20 million years old (Pliocene – early Miocene)
Location: Coast off Savannah - Georgia/USA
Weight:    157 g
Condition:100% genuine and natural, no repairs and no restorations