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Product Description
SEE MORE ISURUS WHITE & MAKO SHARK FOSSILS
This is an SUPREME quality large fossil shark tooth from the extinct Giant Mako shark called Isurus hastalis. This prehistoric shark is a member of the White Shark family. Teeth from Isurus hastalis look remarkably similar to the modern Great White Shark less the serrations. Little is known about this species and it is classified in the genus Isurus (Mako) due to its characteristic smooth edges. Most consider this shark the "Grandfather of the Great White".
This tooth is a large tooth from the upper jaw, and is complete. The enamel has a natural luster and features a stunning white pearly color accented with blue and red.
HISTORY
Known as the Extinct Giant Mako, Isurus hastalis is believed to have been the eventual precursor to the modern Great White shark. This shark was a type of White shark that lived from 30 to 1 million years ago, and grew to large lengths, similar to the maximum size modern Great White shark of today.
Isurus hastalis was a hunter-killer shark of large marine mammals such as dolphins, seals, sea lions and juveniles of large whales. Fossils of bites on these marine mammals indicate this shark used similar tactics of hunting and attack like the modern Great White, attacking prey from below and behind. The strategy was a lightning quick lunge from below to make a surprise fatal bite, then waiting a moment for the injured prey to bleed to incapacity where a final killing bite could be inflicted.
