7.5 cm sharp tooth of the Megalodon

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Description

7.5 cm sharp tooth of the Megalodon

The 7.5 cm fossil tooth of the Carcharocles Megalodon has a well-preserved sharp serration. The shiny enamel is light grey. The black bourelette is still partially preserved and the root of the tooth, which is also black, has been worn away over the many millions of years in the sea. The tooth comes from the lower jaw of the giant.

Species:      Carcharocles Megalodon (Family: Otodontidae, Genus: Otodus)
Age:             approx. 3 - 20 million years old (Pliocene - early Miocene)
Location:    Southeast of the USA
Weight:       44 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, no repairs and no restorations