9.0 cm brown Megalodon tooth

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Description

9.0 cm brown Megalodon tooth

The 9.0 cm tooth of Carcharocles Megalodon has shiny brown enamel and, depending on the incidence of light, bluish facets are visible. The fine serration is beautifully preserved and palpable. The dark brown bourelette is almost completely visible. The brown tooth root has been naturally smoothed 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:       74 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations