10.6 cm grey-brown tooth from a Carcharocles megalodon

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Description

10.6 cm grey-brown tooth from a Carcharocles megalodon

The 10.6 cm tooth from Carcharocles Megalodon has shiny gray-brown enamel and clearly visible sharp serration. The tooth comes from the side of the jaw of this prehistoric giant. The black bourlette is still partially visible. The matte, also black tooth root is broad and solid and 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:       146 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations