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RARE GRADE 9 MONSTROUS 5.85 INCH MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH Beaufort - South Carolina, U.S.A. MIOCENE to PLIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 1.81 million years ago The massive Megalodon shark is one of the largest and most fearsome predators that ever existed in the ancient seas. Owning a genuine, fine quality tooth from these terrible creatures of prehistory is the pride of many collectors. This fine quality tooth came from the famous shark known scientifically as Carcharocles megalodon - the largest and deadliest shark that ever lived! If you do not collect Megalodon teeth or have no intention to do so, this tooth might change your mind or at least, make for a special exception. If you owned ONE truly large and impressive choice grade Megalodon tooth, this would be a prime candidate! Approaching a staggering SIX INCHES, this massive Megalodon tooth measures in at 5.85 inches. It is 100% NATURAL, COMPLETE, INTACT and most important in this size class, WITHOUT RESTORATION OR REPAIR. Whether it is disclosed or not, once a Megalodon tooth gets in this size range, very few fine grade and complete teeth without serious detracting damage are found. Restoration and repair is very common on teeth this large. Such work makes them worth A FRACTION in price of what a natural tooth like this specimen is worth. Five inches is considered the "magic mark" in river Megalodon teeth and the largest Megalodon teeth ever found measure up to approximately 7.5 inches. Most of the dozen and a half that exist over 7 inches have restoration and/or repair! Teeth that approach six inches and up from there are so hard to come by in a fine natural state that most collectors will accept some repair or restoration because the teeth are otherwise ugly as they were found. Furthermore, the demand for teeth this large far exceeds supply so even very bad teeth will be modified and restored to meet the insatiable demand. Large Megalodon teeth with repair and restoration will never appreciate in value like a natural tooth such as this specimen. Unlike all other fossils, Megalodon teeth collectors do not find such work done to fossil shark teeth acceptable or desirable and serious collectors shy away teeth with repair or restoration. With that said, what you see above is 100% genuine and this tooth is WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR RESTORATION. The features of this tooth put it in a Grade 9 category, (the highest for Megalodon teeth is 10 but grade 10 teeth near the 6 inch mark and higher are extremely hard to come by). Such a massive tooth without ANY work done to it and with these features is extremely difficult to find available for sale! Most beautiful is the naturally reflective baby blue enamel that is wonderfully contrasted by the midnight black root and bourlette. Serrations are present but light from extreme feeding wear during the lifetime of the shark. Most teeth this large have issues with the tip or blade edges such as breaks or bitten edges but this tooth has only minor feeding wear. The tip is intact and fully present with light feeding wear. Most noteworthy is the complete, intact base of the tooth where it meets the root. This region is 100% GENUINE AND INTACT with fine preservation. There is a portion of calcified red-brown secretions left over from attached marine organisms on the root. Root is also strong and stable with some hydration cracking and damage. Teeth this size that are of this quality are so rare that they have proven to be highly promising investments. The personal experience of physically holding such a massive Megalodon tooth as this in your hands is hard to describe. We guarantee that this fine investment-grade whopper has absolutely NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION - a serious problem today in the Megalodon tooth market when it comes to large, impressive examples such as this.
A RARE COLOR AND EVEN RARER SIZE - MASSIVE TOOTH FROM AN ENORMOUS MEGALODON SHARK - INVESTMENT! 5.85" in length on the diagonal edge SOLD SH6-120 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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At a length of 52 feet
and weighing in excess of 60 tons, Carcharocles megalodon was the second
largest predator that ever existed on this planet, the largest being the
sperm whale. Megalodon was larger and heavier than T. rex.
Scientific reconstructions of this shark estimate the dorsal fin 5.5
feet tall, the pectoral fins at 10 feet in length and the tail over 12
feet high. If you were unfortunate enough to have a megalodon swim
over you, the pectoral fins would measure 30 feet from tip to tip with a
torso in excess of 10 feet thick! The jaws were so large that
this shark would be able to swallow a Rhinoceros whole. A
predator this size would have most likely fed on large marine
vertebrates, especially whales. Fossil teeth have been found in
excess of 7 inches in length! Megalodon teeth are similar in
geometry to the modern White Shark and scientists are still passionately
divided on the origin of the two species and if megalodon is related to
the modern white shark. It is also not fully understood why this
giant killer became extinct but we can all be glad it is. A day at
the beach just wouldn't be what it is today!