→10.22 cm long Basilosaurus canine fossil It is very nice and curvy Basilosaurus look alike canine teeth fossil from the late Eocene Epoch, from about 41.3 to 33.9 million years ago. The canine had a short crown compared to the front incisors because canines were necessary to hold firm into struggling prey while at the same time delivering crushing and fatal bites to its prey e.g. Durodon. The tip of the teeth have eroded probably due to fossilization conditions and less likely during fossil retrieval. There is cool fossilization chemistry which can be seen from the presence of small random white marks alongwith crown becoming brown while the root converting to yellowing-off-white color. It likely, the teeth of Basilosaurus would be similar in color to modern day Orcas whose teeth are milk-creamy in color. The teeth has been professionally conserved and minor restored. Please refer to photos for reference.