6" Megalodon Shark ToothI thought I was seeing things when I saw this tooth just laying there on the side of the hill. Its one of the sweetest large megs I've seen in a while. The root is killer - it even has a little character on the left root lobe where a clam attached itself and left a ring. The bourlette is fabulous - 95% complete. Plus it has great serrations. The only flaw (if you can call it that) is some feeding damage on the right edge near the tip. You can't even see it from the front, and I didn't notice it until a day after I cleaned it off. I'll be carrying this tooth around with me for quite some time!
|
Location
| Charleston County, South Carolina, USA |
|
Species
| Carcharocles megalodon |
|
Age
| Pliocene Epoch |
|
Formation
| Hawthorne Formation |
|
Category
| Shark Teeth |
|
Length
| 6 inches |
| ID | 1048 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 4/26/2003 |
| |
 |
| You can see the shelly phosphatic grey layer where this tooth was found. I can only imagine what else is in the giant hills of that stuff! I can still remember the giddy feeling I got when I first saw it there. Its not every day you see a 6 inch meg laying out in the open just waiting for you to pick it up. |
|
|