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Product Description
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Carcharocles megalodon
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FOUND
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Beaufort - South Carolina, U.S.A.
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AGE
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MIOCENE to PLIOCENE: 23.3 - 1.81 million years
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SIZE
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6" in length on the diagonal edge x 4.5 wide
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CONDITION
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NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. RARE
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NOTE
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A 6 INCH TOOTH LIKE THIS, WITH NO REPAIR,
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INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only
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From an ENORMOUS Megalodon shark, this 6 inch tooth will put a grin of amazement on your face, when held as it is a monster! At exactly the 6 inch mark, it is a behemoth of a specimen and the condition it is in is EXTREMELY RARE for teeth this large. Rarely do you have a 6 inch Megalodon tooth that does not have some repair or restoration work done, whether the dealer will tell you or not. While this tooth is not perfect, it is still complete and impressive and less than half the typical price of a top grade tooth - thousands of dollars less. The mottled blue-cream enamel has patterns in it that look like a thunderstorm. The tip and serrations are present WITHOUT THE TYPICAL GASHES ON THE EDGES USUALLY SEEN IN TEETH THIS SIZE. The tip and edges show natural feeding wear expected from a MAXIMUM SIZE MEGALODON SHARK, AS THIS ONE WAS FROM.
This is a massive UPPER JAW 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. This tooth is 100% COMPLETE, INTACT and most important in this size class, WITHOUT ANY RESTORATION OR REPAIR. The root is unbroken and COMPLETE with impacted river bottom sand in the crevices that has been stabilized to keep it intact as found.
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.
The Megalodon shark, known scientifically as Carcharocles megalodon, is the largest and deadliest shark that ever lived and one of the largest and most fearsome predators that ever existed on our planet. Owning a genuine, massive tooth from beasts of prehistory, is the pride of many collectors. Most teeth found intact and unbroken have average sizes ranging from 3 to approximately 4.5 inches. On occasion, unbroken, complete examples 5 inches and over are found. Very rare instances of unbroken, fine grade teeth at 6 inches in length are ever found. At a maximum tooth length size of 7 inches, probably less than a dozen of these teeth in an unrestored and complete state, even exist. 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 have ALREADY proven their rock-solid value appreciation in price during the last decade when they possess fine preservation and remarkable beauty. Only teeth WITH NO REPAIR AND NO RESTORATION will appreciate in value and those that have premium features at the top of the size chart will most likely, appreciate beyond expectation since the source deposits for these teeth have been over-collected and heavily depleted in the past two decades!
Whether it is disclosed or not, once a Megalodon tooth gets in this size range, very few fine grade and complete teeth without serious damage are found. Restoration and repair is very common on teeth this large. Such work makes them worth A FRACTION in price of what a natural tooth like this specimen is worth. Five inches is considered the "magic mark" in Megalodon teeth and the largest Megalodon teeth ever found measure up to approximately 7.25 inches. Of the dozen or so in existence over 7 inches, most have restoration and/or repair, in some cases to artificially extend their lengths. Teeth that approach six inches and up from are so hard to come by in a fine natural state that most collectors will accept some repair or restoration because the teeth are otherwise ugly as they were found. Furthermore, the demand for teeth this large far exceeds supply so even very bad teeth will be modified and restored to meet the insatiable demand. Large Megalodon teeth with repair and restoration will never appreciate in value anywhere near to the status that a natural tooth would, such as this specimen. Unlike all other fossils, Megalodon teeth collectors do not find such work done to fossil shark teeth acceptable or desirable and serious collectors shy away teeth with repair or restoration.
