(S299-3) 5-1/8" MEGALODON fossil Collector SHARK TOOTH teeth I love sharks

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(internal #S299-3) You are bidding on a GENUINE MEGALODON FOSSIL SHARK TOOTH, Giant Orange Carcharodon Chubutensis ("Chub") (older relation to the C. megalodon), COLLECTOR GRADE, measuring 5-1/8" long x 4-1/4" wide (measured from the bottom tip, along the longest side, to the top of the root "ear"), found in North Carolina. Near Record Size. All natural. Superb serrations, great color, nicked tip . THIS IS EXACTLY THE ITEM YOU WOULD RECEIVE. C. megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators in vertebrate history. C. megalodon likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a total length (TL) of more than 16 metres (52 ft), and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that C. megalodon looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias , in life. The megalodon (meaning "big tooth", from Greek ( mega , "big") and ( odon , "tooth") is an extinct species of shark that lived roughly from 28 to 1.5 million years ago during the Cenozoic Era (late Oligocene to early Pleistocene). The taxonomic assignment of C. megalodon has been debated for nearly a century, and is still under dispute with two major interpretations; Carcharodon megalodon (under family Lamnidae) or Carcharocles read more

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