MEGALODON TOOTH
Miocene to Pleistocene, from 13.6 to 4.2 million years ago.
Tooth of Carcharocles megalodon.
Dimensions: 102 x 89 mm. Part of the mandibular impression is missing, otherwise in excellent preservation. The Megalodon was the largest shark that ever existed, as well as having the most powerful mandibular force that has been attributed, around 100,000 N.
Miocene to Pleistocene, from 13.6 to 4.2 million years ago.
Tooth of Carcharocles megalodon.
Dimensions: 102 x 89 mm. Part of the mandibular impression is missing, otherwise in excellent preservation. The Megalodon was the largest shark that ever existed, as well as having the most powerful mandibular force that has been attributed, around 100,000 N.