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Dimensions
Length:
4.14/16 inches/125mmWeight:
264g
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Megalodon Carcharocles Tooth Image 2 - BN0047(A) | ||
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Megalodon Carcharocles Tooth Image 3 - BN0047(B) | ||
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Description
condition report
A worn and interesting Megalodon tooth. About 50% of the enamel worn. However still displays serrations. The whole tooth has been polished to preserve the remaining enamel, which also enables an under enamel view of the inner tooth morphology. An inexpensive yet impressive and massive sized [just short of 5 inches], specimen Megalodon tooth. This appears to be a lower tooth.
Megalodon Facts
Biggest tooth ever found 7.25inches. Number of teeth in the jaw at least 250, firstly two rows of 46 graduating teeth, times approx 6 or 7 files of teeth, front to back of the jaw, continually growing and rotating forward. Theorists determine the main food prey were whales. Bite radius approximately 10 feet. Anterior upper teeth tend to be more curved. The most complete set of Megalodon teeth found to date was a row of 38 teeth of a possible 46.Megalodon History
Megalodon meaning Giant Tooth, a well preserved Megalodon tooth. Now extinct
Megalodons teeth were located in rows, rotating forward [easily dislodged], lost ,similar to modern day sharks, when biting prey.
As sharks have mostly cartilage which does not fossilise well, remains are scarce, apart from great numbers of teeth occasionally found in mass depositions, this actioned by current preferences.
Each individual Shark having thousands of teeth in its life time, [as these Meg teeth are found up to 7 inches, max length tip to longest root end, measured diagonally], scientist estimate the shark could easily have been up to 50/60ft and 50tonne mass.
Consider a modern Gt. White tooth, averaging, 1.5 inches. About a 25ft shark at 3 tons.
Megalodon hunted whales, probably sperm whales of the time