Broken Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil

DESCRIPTION: 100% authentic Megalodon Shark Tooth Fossil. No restoration was done to this tooth.  The pictures listed are of the exact item you will receive.

SOURCE: Uncertain, I bought the tooth from a guy who works on a fishing trawler. He said it was in their net but I cannot verify the origin.  It is however a 100% authentic fossil

SIZE:  Right Side: 90mm

           Left Side: 120mm

           Top: 50mm

WEIGHT:  126 grams

The Megalodon Shark Was The Largest Predator That Ever Lived.

Reaching lengths of up to 60 feet and an estimated maximum weight of over 60 tons, the Megalodon is the largest known predator in Earth’s history. The modern Sperm Whale is longer, but probably not as heavy as the Megalodon. To compare this size, the largest modern Great White sharks max out around 23 feet and 3 ½ tons. This makes the Megalodon nearly 3 times as long, and 20 times and heavy as the Great White Shark. natural light and care is taken to show the piece as accurately as possible.

The Megalodon's Teeth Could Reach Sizes Over 7 Inches

While most adult Megalodon teeth fell into the 4-5” size range, a few massive, fossil teeth have been found in excess of 7” The largest verifiable Megalodon tooth is a 7.48” tooth found near Ocucaje, Peru. Compare that to the Great White shark whose teeth reached a maximum size of under 3 inches in the largest individuals. Reconstructions of the Megalodon’s jaw suggest they may have been up to 7 feet across.

The Megalodon Is NOT Closely Related To The Great White Shark

Contrary to popular belief, fossil evidence shows that the Megalodon is NOT in fact closely related to the Great White Shark. When the Megalodon was first described based on fossil teeth in 1843, it was put in the same genus as the Great White shark, Carcharodon . They both had big, serrated teeth and were the marine apex predators of their time. So they must be related, right? But, as our understanding of shark taxonomy has grown and new fossil discoveries have filled gaps in the fossil record, it’s become apparent this assumption was not correct and a new Carcharocles genus was created.

The Megalodon likely represented the end-point in a chronospecies, or a single evolutionary line that can be traced back nearly 60 million years to the Otodus shark. At the same time the research has shown that the Mako Shark and Great White Shark and closely related. Fossils show that they both likely evolved from the extinct Broad Tooth Mako (Isurus hastalis), branching off about 5 million years ago. So, while popular media often represents that the Megalodon and Great White are closely related, that statement doesn't match the fossil evidence or the consensus view among researchers.

The Megalodon Ate Whales For Breakfast

This gigantic shark obviously required a massive amount of food and it’s been estimated an adult Megalodon may have had to consume over a ton of food per day to sustain itself. Fossil evidence points to the Megalodon preying on whales and other large marine mammals such as Sea Cows and Sea Lions.

Many fossil whale bones have been found with clear signs of large, bite marks made by teeth matching the Megalodon’s Other excavations have found Megalodon teeth lying next to the chewed remains of whales.

The item in the photographs is the piece that you will receive.  Photos are taken in natural light and care is taken to show the piece as accurately as possible.