12.3 cm grey curved tooth of the Megalodon

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Description

12.3 cm grey curved tooth of the Megalodon

The 12.3 cm tooth of Carcharocles Megalodon has a pronounced curvature of the tooth crown, as well as a very broad triangular black bourelette. The enamel is shiny and grey-brown. Deposits are still recognisable on the enamel. The serration is almost completely recognisable and present. The grey root of the tooth has been eroded over millions of years in the sea.

Species:   Carcharocles Megalodon (Family: Otodontidae, Genius: Otodus)
Age:    ca. 3 – 20 million years old (Pliocene – early Miocene)
Location: Coast off Wilmington-North Carolina/USA
Weight:    215 g
Condition:100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations