12.8 cm colourful Megalodon tooth

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Description

12.8 cm colourful Megalodon tooth

The 12.8 cm tooth from Carcharocles Megalodon is pointed and has colorful enamel. Due to its shape, the tooth comes from the lower jaw of the prehistoric giant. The finer serration is clearly visible and partially sharp to the touch. The black bourelette is partially present. The gray tooth root has been slightly damaged and worn away over millions of years in the sea.

Species:      Carcharocles Megalodon (Family: Otodontidae, Genus: Otodus)
Age:             approx. 3 - 20 million years old (Pliocene - early Miocene)
Location:    Coast off Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Weight:       195 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations