SH6-406 - COLLECTOR GRADE 4.6 INCH MEGALODON SHARK STABBING LOWER JAW TOOTH WITH MOTTLED LIGHT 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

4.6" in length on the diagonal edge

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION

NOTE

FANTASTIC PRESERVATION IN 
THE NATURALLY LUSTROUS ENAMEL. 
SHARP TIP, NARROW LOWER JAW
STABBING TOOTH.  RARE BEAUTY.

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX

Comes with a certificate of
authenticity / information sheet

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This is a top-grade LOWER JAW tooth from a large, prehistoric Megalodon shark!  LOWER JAW stabbing tooth.  The lower teeth are narrow and long to stab and hold prey while the broad upper teeth sheared flesh off in a feeding bite.  The enamel is not only an unusual lighter than typical hue, it boasts of fantastic mottled patterns on both sides that subtly add to the already, natural beauty.  The light creamy gray highly reflective enamel on this example, is natural and not enhanced or machine polished as many teeth are.  Machine grinding and polishing a tooth destroys its value as a fossil specimen.Serrations and tip are well preserved with very light natural feeding wear.  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, 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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