6.0 cm beautifully preserved tooth from Carcharocles angustidens

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Description

6.0 cm beautifully preserved tooth from Carcharocles angustidens

The 6.0 cm tooth from Carcharocles angustidens is in excellent condition. The shiny enamel is light in color and blue-gray in hue. The two typical lateral cusps are almost completely preserved and serrated. The rest of the serration is razor sharp. The brown bourelette forms a visual contrast and is perfectly recognizable. The slightly more massive tooth root is slightly eroded and has a crack, which, however, has no effect on its stability.

Species:      Carcharocles Angustidens (Family: Otodontidae, Genus: Otodus)
Age:             approx. 25 - 35 million years (early to late Oligocene)
Location:    Wando River-Charleston-South Carolina/USA
Weight:       22 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations