Large Angustidens Shark Tooth in MatrixIt is very rare to find a tooth of this quality still stuck in matrix. But this stuff isn't the original matrix. The ocean eroded this spot out and redeposited this tooth. Whatever the minerals are in this area the layer is hard.
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Age
| Oligocene Epoch |
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Category
| Shark Teeth |
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Formation
| Hawthorne Formation |
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Location
| Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA |
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Species
| Carcharocles megalodon |
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Length
| 2 3/4 inches |
| ID | 3913 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 4/14/2011 |
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| what a great matrix display piece! |
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| and big too! |
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