SH6-314 - FINEST COLLECTOR GRADE RED GREEN SPOTTED 3.75 INCH MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH

Product Description

ITEM # 

SH6-314

ID

Carcharocles megalodon

FOUND

St. Mary's River Basin - Georgia, U.S.A.

AGE

MIOCENE to PLIOCENE:  23.3 - 1.81 million years ago

SIZE

3.75" in length on the diagonal edge

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION

NOTE

AMAZING TOOTH IN EVER WAY.  SUPREME 
SPOTTED RED AND GREEN COLORS.  SHARP TIP
AND SERRATIONS.  RAREST AND MOST DESIRABLE
RED ORANGE WITH GREEN UNDERTONES.
FANTASTIC COLOR MOTTLING.

INCLUDES DIPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

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This is a top-grade BEAUTY!  The mottled red orange-colored enamel over a green base displays a natural high luster, NOT from machine polishing.  Machine grinding and polishing a tooth destroys its value as a fossil specimen.  This tooth possesses an incredible chatoyance that causes the tooth color to change when rotated in strong light.  Orange and red are some of the most desired colors in Megalodon teeth amongst top collectors.  The majority of Megalodon teeth are rather drab in color which is why collectors always gravitate towards colorful teeth given all other features being equal. St. Mary's River Basin is famous for producing teeth of very unique colors as well as producing dramatic open spotted patterns in the enamel.  The warm brown root and jet black bourlette are complete and contrast the enamel in a stunning manner.  With red being the most desired of all the river Megalodon teeth

Serrations and tip are well preserved and sharp.  NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION.  At Paleo Direct, every Megalodon tooth we offer (even if from an old collection) is run through our on-premises lab facility for scrutiny. It is then microblasted to clean it and inspected for any defects.

Divers  will tell you that megalodon teeth like this are extremely difficult to find in today's waters.  This spectacular specimen is loaded with so many features desired by advanced Megalodon tooth collectors.  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.

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.  While we strictly avoid Megalodon teeth with restoration or repair, Caveat emptor as some Megalodon teeth in dealers' inventories have repair or restoration which GREATLY diminishes the value.  This is not often disclosed to the buyer accurately.

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