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Big Beautiful Megalodon Fossil Tooth Specimen from USA, No Restoration
$150
This is a natural Megalodon fossil tooth recovered off the shores of North Carolina by a diver. The fossil has been gently cleaned and as you see, it is all-natural and no alteration or restoration has been done to it. This is a conversation starter piece in any collection or a perfect present.
For twenty million years, the world's oceans were home to a monstrous shark, named the 'megalodon' (meaning 'large tooth'). Then suddenly, without explanation, the 18-metre-long (50 foot) super predator disappeared. Past research suggests that the megalodon (Otodus megalodon) went missing 2.6 million years ago alongside a wave of marine extinction.
O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the largest fish ever to exist. Estimates suggest it grew approximately 18 meters in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. Without a complete megalodon skeleton, these figures are based on the size of the animal's teeth. These teeth can tell us a lot, such as what these massive animals ate.
It is estimated that its jaw would span 2.7 by 3.4 metres wide, easily big enough to swallow two adult people side-by-side.These jaws were lined with 276 teeth, and studies reconstructing the shark's bite force suggest that it may have been one of the most powerful predators ever to have existed.
Humans have been measured with a bite force of around 1,317 Newtons (N), while great white sharks have been predicted to be able to bite down with a force of 18,216N. Researchers have estimated that megalodon had a bite of between 108,514 and 182,201N.
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For twenty million years, the world's oceans were home to a monstrous shark, named the 'megalodon' (meaning 'large tooth'). Then suddenly, without explanation, the 18-metre-long (50 foot) super predator disappeared. Past research suggests that the megalodon (Otodus megalodon) went missing 2.6 million years ago alongside a wave of marine extinction.
O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the largest fish ever to exist. Estimates suggest it grew approximately 18 meters in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. Without a complete megalodon skeleton, these figures are based on the size of the animal's teeth. These teeth can tell us a lot, such as what these massive animals ate.
It is estimated that its jaw would span 2.7 by 3.4 metres wide, easily big enough to swallow two adult people side-by-side.These jaws were lined with 276 teeth, and studies reconstructing the shark's bite force suggest that it may have been one of the most powerful predators ever to have existed.
Humans have been measured with a bite force of around 1,317 Newtons (N), while great white sharks have been predicted to be able to bite down with a force of 18,216N. Researchers have estimated that megalodon had a bite of between 108,514 and 182,201N.
Please make sure you see my other items too and feel free to contact me.
- Date Listed:25/03/2021
- Last Edited:25/03/2021
- Condition:New
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