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BROAD UPPER TOOTH SHOWN ABOVE
BROAD LOWER TOOTH SHOWN ABOVE
MASSIVE THICKNESS TO THE INTACT ROOT OF THE LOWER TOOTH
FINEST RED SPOTTED PATTERN THAT IS UNIQUE TO THIS RARE RIVER SITE
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RARE RED ST. MARY'S RIVER ASSOCIATED MEGALODON UPPER AND LOWER TEETH SET St. Mary's River, Georgia, U.S.A. MIOCENE to PLIOCENE PERIOD: 23.3 - 1.81 million years ago Well-known amongst advanced collectors and divers alike, the highly unusual red spotted Megalodon teeth that are found in a small portion of the St. Mary's River in Georgia are amongst the most prized teeth and hardest to come by. Not only are they rare to locate in an intact and complete nature, but teeth that possess the prized features of extreme chatoyance, salmon red hues and most importantly, the tell-tale spotted pattern in the enamel, it is these type of teeth that rarely does a diver want to part with them. With this rare offering, we present not one but two teeth with these coveted features. Furthermore, they were found together and are a set of one upper and one lower of the same Megalodon shark. The size, position of the jaw and the discovery together strongly suggest their association to the same shark. As an associated set from this famous river site, they make a fantastic display collection because both an upper and lower tooth is included. Amongst divers, there is a closely guarded secret section of the St. Mary's River that has a bottom substrate with a unique chemistry of dissolved iron minerals. This combined with the tannins in the river create a very unique salmon pink/red hue to the teeth. The most prized teeth exhibit a pattern of spots in the enamel and a very strong phenomena of chatoyance in the crown of the tooth as it is rotated in the light. Both of these teeth display these features and both teeth change color from brown to red and orange as they are viewed in different light sources. Both teeth are intact. Upper tooth is nothing short of breath-taking and exhibits beautiful serration detail as shown above. Lower tooth is lesser in quality with a very tiny bite mark on one side as caused by the shark when in a feeding frenzy. The lower tooth has a massive root with a very pronounced thickness. On both teeth, root is complete, intact and remarkably well-preserved with excellent density. We guarantee that these fine specimens have absolutely NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION. The upper and lower jaw of the Megalodon shark functioned much in the same way we eat meat with a knife and a fork. The teeth in the Megalodon's lower jaw acted as the fork, stabbing and holding the unfortunate animal in it's mouth. The broad upper teeth would bite down and saw off large chunks of flesh as the massive shark shook its prey side to side, similar to a knife (upper teeth) carving a roast as the fork (lower teeth) holds the meat steady. It is our policy to fully disclose ALL information about our Megalodon teeth and we refuse to sell ANY modified or restored teeth. We acquire our teeth directly from divers as well as conduct our own field collecting trips. This coupled with the fact that we carefully inspect each tooth prior to sale allows us to ACCURATELY and fully inform you of the fossil's condition. Megalodon teeth found in rivers are almost always heavily eroded and worn from the high energy environment in which they were subjected to. Quality Megalodon teeth from a water environment are rare. They usually have dull, sand-blasted enamel, peeling back from the core. The roots are often severely damaged. River sources in the United States, the home of most of the largest and finest teeth in the world, are producing less and less numbers of the fine Megalodon teeth. With such a passionate collector following, excellent examples of fossil Megalodon shark teeth are perhaps one of the fastest and consistently appreciating fossils as supply continues towards exhaustion fueled by an insatiable collector demand.
VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE PROVENANCE KNOWN FOR THIS COLOR AND STUNNING MOTTLING! FIRST TIME WE OFFER AN ASSOCIATED MEGALODON SET! Upper tooth is 4.25" in length on the diagonal edge and lower tooth is 4.2" in length on the diagonal edge SOLD SH6-021 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!