Large 5.6 Inch Megalodon Fossil Shark Tooth, Otodus megalodon

Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras. A large fossil tooth of Otodus megalodon, the giant shark of the Miocene and Pliocene oceans. The broad triangular crown shows tan enamel with fine vertical striations and tapers to a pointed tip, with serrations along both cutting edges. A dark gray bourlette, the band between the enamel and root, dips in a V-shape into the center of the blade. Above it, the thick gray-black root has two rounded lobes that anchored the tooth in the jaw. The Item # 204966

Estimate:$400

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