Manuel Quiring

Leilão de fósseis (dentes de tubarão)

Otodus megalodon – Dente fossilizado
Neógeno, Mioceno (23,03 – 5,33 milhões de anos atrás) – Indonésia

Extraordinário exemplar fossilífero de dente pertencente a Otodus megalodon, o maior tubarão já conhecido que viveu na Terra, extinto há aproximadamente 3,6 milhões de anos.

Características:

Formato: Triangular, robusto e symétrico, típico de dentes anteriores/laterais da mandíbula
Conservação: Excelente — o esmalte está bem preservado com estrias verticais características claramente visíveis ao longo da coroa
Raiz e bourlette: matriz sedimentar original ainda presa
Dente serrilhado: Extremely fine and well preserved along the cutting edges (carinae)

Otodus megalodon – Fossil Tooth
Neogene, Miocene (23.03 – 5.33 million years ago) – Indonesia

Extraordinary fossil tooth specimen belonging to Otodus megalodon, the largest shark ever known to have lived on Earth, extinct approximately 3.6 million years ago.

Characteristics:

Shape: Triangular, robust, and symmetrical, typical of anterior/lateral jaw teeth

Preservation: Excellent — enamel is well preserved with characteristic vertical striations clearly visible along the crown

Root and bourlette: original sedimentary matrix still attached

Serration: Extremely fine and well preserved along the cutting edges (carinae)

Condition: Outstanding for a fossil of this antiquity

Collector’s interest: A visually impressive specimen, ideal for fossil collectors, paleontology enthusiasts, or as a prestigious decorative display piece.


Otodus megalodon (whose species name megalodon derives from Greek meaning “big tooth”), commonly known as the megalodon, was an extinct species of giant shark that lived from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene, approximately 23–3.6 million years ago (Aquitanian–Zanclean). Its large fossil teeth demonstrate that it had a cosmopolitan worldwide distribution.

In the past, O. megalodon was believed to belong to the family Lamnidae and to be closely related to the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. However, later studies reclassified it within the extinct family Otodontidae, which diverged from the great white shark lineage during the Early Cretaceous period.

Estimates of megalodon size vary depending on the reconstruction method used, with maximum total length projections ranging from approximately 14.2 to 20.3 meters.

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Megalodon - Dente fóssil - 11.5 cm

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