Product Description
ID
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Carcharocles megalodon
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FOUND
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St. Mary's River Basin
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AGE
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MIOCENE to PLIOCENE:
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SIZE
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4.75" long on the diagonal edge
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CONDITION
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NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION
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NOTE
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SUPREME UNUSUALLY COLORED
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INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX
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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 high grade tooth came from the famous shark known scientifically as Carcharocles megalodon - the largest and deadliest shark that ever lived! This spectacular specimen is loaded with so many features desired by advanced Megalodon tooth collectors. Teeth like these are getting certainly harder to come by in today's market. Current and increasing future demand will never be satisfied by the dwindling numbers of the truly top grade specimens such as this beauty, hence their constantly increasing prices each year.
This is a LARGE collector-grade BEAUTY! The enamel on this large tooth is an unusual mint greenish-cream, pearly hue with warm golden highlights. and highlights. It has a complete, well-preserved espresso brown bourlette and chocolate brown root, making for an aesthetic contrast to the light enamel. The enamel is well preserved and naturally lustrous without being coated, oiled or dipped in any enhancing sealer. Excellent serrations and tip with no breakage at the points where they cutting edges meet the root - very rare for a tooth this size. A breath-taking fossil tooth with NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION.
Megalodon teeth found in rivers are almost always heavily eroded and worn from the high energy environment in which they were subjected to. They usually have dull, sand-blasted enamel, peeling back from the core. The roots are often damaged. This tooth is amongst THE FINEST Megalodon teeth typically found. While we strictly avoid Megalodon teeth with restoration or repair, Caveat emptor as some Megalodon teeth in many dealers' inventories in the larger sizes and "seemingly" fine qualities have repair or restoration and this is not often disclosed to the buyer accurately either because of ignorance or dishonesty.
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