3.0 cm dark brown tooth of the Mako shark

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3.0 cm dark brown tooth of the Mako shark

The 3.0 cm tooth of the already extinct mako shark (Cosmopolitodus hastalis) has a dark brown enamel that is beautifully preserved. The tooth is very pointed and narrowly tapered. The brown root of the tooth has been slightly smoothed in a natural way and the nutrient groove through which the tooth was supplied during the shark's lifetime is still clearly visible in its center.

Species: Cosmopolitodus hastalis (Family: Lamnidae, Genius: Cosmopolitodus)
Age: ca. 7,2 - 20 million years old (Lower Miocene - Messinian )
Location: Southeast of the USA
Weight: 2 g
Condition:100% genuine and natural, no repairs and no restorations