5.8 cm large Mako shark tooth

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Description

5.8 cm large Mako shark tooth

The 5.8 cm tooth of Cosmopolitodus hastalis has shiny, patterned blue enamel. The edges are still sharp. The root of the tooth is dull and slightly eroded due to millions of years in the sea. The tooth shows reddish discoloration caused by contact with iron oxide.

Species:      Cosmopolitodus hastalis (Order: Lamniformes, Family: Cosmopolitodus)
Age:             approx. 7.2 - 20 million years old (Pliocene - early Miocene)
Location:    Bone Valley Region – Polk County – Florida/USA
Weight:       13 g
Condition: 100% genuine and natural, No repairs or restorations