Megalodon - Fossil tooth - 13 cm
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Megalodon Carcharodon tooth – discovery on Java Island, Indonesia.
Splendid fossil tooth of Otodus megalodon, the great extinct prehistoric shark from about 3.6 million years ago.
Conditions:
A specimen in good overall preservation. It shows localized restoration in the root area and small targeted interventions on the enamel. The bourlette is authentic, clearly visible, and intact — an element that confirms its collectible value.
Visible features:
Enamel with natural amber/ochre coloration
Serrations preserved
Bilobed root with sediment matrix still present
Notable size, as evidenced by comparison with the hand
Otodus megalodon (the species name megalodon derives from Greek and means "great tooth"), commonly known as megalodon or megalodont, is an extinct species of giant shark that lived from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene, about 23–3.6 million years ago (Aquitany-Chouian), whose large fossil teeth indicate a cosmopolitan distribution. In the past, it was thought that O. megalodon belonged to the Lamnidae family and was a close relative of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), but subsequent studies have reclassified it within the extinct Otodontidae family, a lineage that separated from the great white shark lineage during the Early Cretaceous.
Size estimates for megalodon vary depending on the method used, with maximum total length projections ranging from 14.2 to 20.3 meters.
Megalodon Carcharodon tooth – discovery on Java Island, Indonesia.
Splendid fossil tooth of Otodus megalodon, the great extinct prehistoric shark from about 3.6 million years ago.
Conditions:
A specimen in good overall preservation. It shows localized restoration in the root area and small targeted interventions on the enamel. The bourlette is authentic, clearly visible, and intact — an element that confirms its collectible value.
Visible features:
Enamel with natural amber/ochre coloration
Serrations preserved
Bilobed root with sediment matrix still present
Notable size, as evidenced by comparison with the hand
Otodus megalodon (the species name megalodon derives from Greek and means "great tooth"), commonly known as megalodon or megalodont, is an extinct species of giant shark that lived from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene, about 23–3.6 million years ago (Aquitany-Chouian), whose large fossil teeth indicate a cosmopolitan distribution. In the past, it was thought that O. megalodon belonged to the Lamnidae family and was a close relative of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), but subsequent studies have reclassified it within the extinct Otodontidae family, a lineage that separated from the great white shark lineage during the Early Cretaceous.
Size estimates for megalodon vary depending on the method used, with maximum total length projections ranging from 14.2 to 20.3 meters.
Details
Specimen
Megalodon
Country of origin
Indonesia
Geological period
Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)
Condition
Restored
Height
13 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
