SH6-405 - INVESTMENT GRADE 5 INCH MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH WITH RARE OPEN SPOTTED GOLD AND GRAY ENAMEL

Product Description

ID

Carcharocles megalodon

FOUND

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

AGE

MIOCENE to PLIOCENE:  
23.3 - 1.81 million years

SIZE

5" in length on the diagonal

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION

NOTE

AMAZING BEAUTY IN EVERY WAY!

LARGE 5 INCH TOOTH THAT
IS LOADED WITH DESIRABLE
FEATURES.  RARE OPEN
SPOTTING FOUND ONLY
IN THIS UNIQUE DEPOSIT.

FINEST PRESERVATION.

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX

Comes with a certificate of 
authenticity / information sheet

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This is an INVESTMENT GRADE tooth with rare aesthetic features and top preservation!  The highly reflective enamel displays a natural high luster, NOT from machine polishing.  The enamel also features a paradox of hues - gold and gray, with tortoise shell mottling on the labial side.  The bourlette and root are a warm reddish brown, adding to the already, highly unusual color mix of the gold and gray!  Typical for this rare, unique deposit on the St. Mary's River in which it was found, highly desirable large open spots are wonderfully scattered in a subtle manner, deep within the enamel near the tip on the lingual side. 

The majority of Megalodon teeth fossilize in drab colors so collectors always gravitate towards colorful and unusual 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.  This tooth displays those famous large spots which flash as the tooth is moved in light.  The root is complete and blade edges where they meet the root, are unbroken - a trait only found in the best teeth.

Serrations and tip are well preserved and sharp.  Only very light feeding wear on the serrations.  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 micro-blasted 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 due to their greatly diminished value and collector desirability, 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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