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Hello and welcome!

This is a beautiful and symmetrical Megalodon fossil shark tooth.
The root is well formed with equal pointed lobes, a semi rough surface and is a nice dark brown colour.

The bourlette is fine with gorgeous details.

The crown is half polished, The uppar half has natural light grey enamel and the lower point is polished to a very deep brown and black.
The sides and tip are smooth.

Measurements:
I have measured the tooth
From the left and right slant
And the widest section of the tooth
Being the width.

R= 3 3
L= 3
W= 2 8




Yours Faithfully
Snaggle.

SKU 1511

Megalodon; meaning "big tooth", from Ancient Greek: ????? megas "big, mighty" and ??o?? (odoús), "tooth"
Not only was Megalodon the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived; it was the largest Shark in history, outweighing both the modern Sharks.
Since Megalodon is known from thousands of teeth but only a few bones. Over the past century, 
people have come up with estimates (based on tooth size) ranging from 40 to 100 feet and weighed as much as 100 tons.
Megalodon had a diet of whales and other large marine animal.
The reason the teeth fossilized is due to burial and compression.

 Fossils are not simply made but require specific circumstances.

This is an authentic Megalodon Sharks tooth with NO RESTORATION. 
This tooth was found scuba diving in the Morgan River, Beaufort, S.C.


Photography:
I take photos of each individual tooth from multiple angles. This is so you are able to determine the quality of the fossil you are buying.

I attempt to get as much of the tooth in direct sunlight as possible, this brings out details not seen in shadow shots. This will also allow you to fully appreciate the fossil and make a better decision on purchasing. I use a 16mp Nikon in order to optimize photos as much as possible. I take these necessary steps in order to make you and happy and decrease error as much as possible.

POLISHED MEGALODON TEETH:
These beautiful Megalodon Sharks Teeth have been professionally polished on a lapidary machine which involves a 13 step process using 6 different diamond grit wheels. Lapidary machines are commonly used to polish semi-precious stones, fossil wood, Ammonites, and a variety of other fossils. These are 100% authentic Megalodon shark teeth found diving off the coastal waters of South Carolina. The Megalodon could grow in excess of 60 feet long and could weigh over 20 tons. They carried a deadly arsenal of 184 razor sharp teeth. These teeth could grow to be over 7 inches long. Megalodon was the top predator in our oceans between approximately 2-15 million years ago. They ate everything from Whales and Dugongs to Giant Squids.

The anatomy of the shark tooth:

The root of a tooth is located at the top ( upper jaw shark tooth) and at the bottom ( lower jaw shark tooth ) shark tooth. The root has two lobes which are the far right and left of the root.
Directly under the root is a bourlette, this line divides the root from the crown.
The crown is the majority of the tooth and it is the exposed part of a living shark and is always coated in enamel, The crown sometimes has fine serrations and they are lined on its left and right edges, the bottom of the tooth is often reffered to as the tip.

An upper Shark tooth is more of a triangular shape where as a lower shark tooth is often thinner with a V shaped root. The principle shark teeth are well shaped teeth found at the front of a sharks mouth. Posterior teeth can widen in shape and are found further back in a shark jaw. Sometimes these teeth become extremely wide and short.

Measurements:
Are done in inches, one inch is divided by sixteen increments eg: 1 12 of an inch.

Are these teeth genuine?
I am supplied with teeth but not with certificates of authenticity.
 
"Hey,
thank you for the beautiful specimen.
when
the tooth arrived i thought it felt real
and looked genuine but im not experienced
with fossils so i took it in to a
paleontologist at queensland museum.
I thought you might like to know that the
paleontologist did confirm the fossil is
genuine :)
Andrew"
soul_doubt37 (39)

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Note:
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I will do everything within my will to rectify the situation and make it right

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Measurement:

I have measured the teeth using the imperial method which is inches. The teeth can be anywhere from 1 - 6 inch. Each inch is divided by 16 increments which I represent with one simple number out of sixteen, eg : 3 8 (/16's) or sometimes I may use 1/4 = 4/16ths -  1/2 = 8/16ths or 3/4 = 12/16ths. 5 7 = 5 inches 7/16ths.