Lot 17


SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

Megalodon Tooth

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USD $5,000 - 10,000


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A MEGALODON TOOTH  

Otodus megalodon  

Miocene epoch (approximately 23–3.6 million years ago)  

South Carolina, USA

 

Specimen: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)  

Height with stand: 7 inches (17.8 cm)

 

A large and well preserved example.

 

Otodus megalodon was the largest shark — and among the largest fish — that ever lived, routinely reaching estimated lengths of fifteen to twenty metres. Its teeth are among the most recognisable fossils in the world.