3.2 cm narrow tooth of the Mako shark as a pendant

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3.2 cm narrow tooth of the Mako shark as a pendant

The 3.2 cm tooth of the Mako shark pendant is narrow and curved. The tooth enamel has a grey-blue colour with a reddish tip and a brown tooth root. The root and parts of the enamel are polished and give the tooth a beautiful lustre. The eyelet is made of 10 carat gold wire. The Cosmopolitosus hastalis is a direct ancestor of today's Mako sharks and Great White Sharks.

Species:      Cosmopolitodus hastalis (Order: Lamniformes, Family: Cosmopolitodus)
Age:             approx. 7.2 - 20 million years old (Pliocene - early Miocene)
Location:    Bakersfield-Kalifornien/USA
Weight:       2 g
Condition: 100% genuine and polished