Lot 765
Carcharodon, Megalodon Shark's Tooth. Carcharodon megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived growing to more than 50 feet in length and ate whales whose bones are found right alongside with the huge teeth of megalodon. This immense 6¼" on the diagonal and a huge 4½" wide 15-20 million year old Carcharodon tooth was found in the muddy river waters of South Carolina. Estimating the length of a shark at about 10 feet in length to every one inch of tooth, this behemoth would be over 60 feet long. This huge tooth has lovely greenish-gray enamel, a complete black root and good serrations(though not sharp) on the edges. There appears to be some restoration done along the right edge of the blade. This restoration was professionally done and the color matches the color of the original enamel perfectly and is only visible under magnification. The size of this tooth is very desirable being over the magic 6 inches and wider than usually found .
This gigantic tooth conveys with a custom stand for display identified as Megalodon. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000
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| Realized $780 |
