9.8 cm sharp tooth of the Megalodon

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Description

9.8 cm sharp tooth of the Megalodon

The 9.8 cm tooth of the Carcharocles Megalodon has a shiny enamel that is reddish and blue in colour, depending on the incidence of light. The serration is well preserved and sharp. The root of the tooth has been eroded and smoothed over many 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:       106 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations