12.0 cm brown tooth of the Carcharocles Megalodon

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12.0 cm brown tooth of the Carcharocles Megalodon

The 12.0 cm tooth from Carcharocles Megalodon is a good size and weight. The enamel is brown and grey in colour, and the serrations are still visible and palpable at the base. The darker brown root of the tooth has been slightly worn down and smoothed over millions of years in the sea. The tooth comes from the upper jaw of the prehistoric giant.

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:       175 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations