Lot 58G
Ancient seas, 2 million years ago. One of the prettier examples of a Megalodon tooth that we have seen, with a shiny black tooth surface and a matte black fossilized root. Megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon, literally "big tooth"), thought to have become extinct 1.6 million years ago, is the largest known member of the shark family. Fossil reconstructions suggest Megalodon reached lengths up to 54 feet, three times larger than Great Whites. Megalodons seem to have preferred shallow, coastal waters, which would have been full of prey, and their teeth are often found along coastlines in those areas. Prior to 1666, when naturalist Nicolaus Steno studied shark teeth and realized the error, people believed that these teeth were moon rocks or dragon's tongues. Megalodon teeth are all that remain of these ancient creatures, whose skeletal structures - like those of all sharks - were made of cartilage and did not fossilize. Size: 3.8" W x 5" H (9.7 cm x 12.7 cm); 6.3" H (16 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection
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- Condition: Small losses to surface along root, lost during process of fossilization. Really nice condition.
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