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Product Description
This is one of the most impressive fossil Sperm whale teeth we have offered in 21 years of selling online. It is a SUPERB large fossil Odontocete tooth from a prehistoric Sperm Whale of the family Physeteridae, from the Miocene/ Pliocene Period, the days of the Megalodon shark. Cleaned and conserved in our lab, the surface detail and density of this tooth is truly amazing. The root is PERFECT with an undamaged closed, pointed end. This tooth was found buried in a layer of clay which resulted in protecting it from the damaging environment. It is so dense and has such a perfectly preserved surface, feels like ceramic - it's that nice!!!
Fossil Sperm whale teeth in this condition of completeness are rare and far scarcer than Megalodon teeth. Unlike sharks, toothed whales did not replace their teeth hence the RARITY of fossil whale teeth! Finding a complete specimen with full crown and complete, undamaged root is VERY rare. This amazing tooth is heavy and massive, representing the extreme bite force these predators must have exerted on their teeth by its enormous solid root. The crown has typical wrinkled enamel. The tip is complete with light natural feeding wear. This specimen does not have a single break and was found whole with full crown and closed, complete mature root! A prize like this deserves a place in the finest fossil collections of apex predator fossils.
Just as T. rex ruled its domain in its day, the Sperm Whale ruled the ancient seas and shared the title of "king" with the Megalodon shark in the Miocene-Pliocene Period. Surviving the extinction of Megalodon, even now the Sperm whale has no rival. The Sperm whale is and was the largest of all the toothed whales. Male Sperm whales can grow to lengths in excess of 60 feet making them THE largest predator living in the sea today. They are truly the kings of the ocean realm.
This fossil is perfect to display alongside a Megalodon shark tooth collection as this creature would have shared the same waters and served as the main food source for the largest and most dangerous shark that ever lived, the Megalodon shark.
