Description
- Megalodon Shark Tooth
- Species: Otodus megalodon
- Age: Miocene, 25 to 2.5 Million Years Old
- Source: USA
- Size: 60mm
- Image shows exact item received.
Fossilised shark teeth are a relatively common occurrence, and due to the soft cartilaginous bones of sharks; they are the most common evidence of prehistoric sharks. However, fossilised vertebrae, fin spines, and even impressions of soft tissue have also been found, offering glimpses into their biology and evolution. Sharks are arguably the Earth’s most successful groups of predators, having been around for over 400 million years. They have lived through various geological periods, survived mass extinctions that wiped out most other large predators and continuously adapted and thrived in different marine environments.
The most famous prehistoric shark is Otodus megalodon. Megalodon is one of the largest marine predators in Earth’s history, living during the Miocene and Pliocene approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Megalodon teeth are massive, with the largest examples reaching over 7 inches in length. Fossil Megalodon Teeth have been collected from sedimentary deposits of old seabeds across the world, with the largest density being in Morocco, Peru and SW United States, which is where this one was found.
