Description: Megalodon partial tooth fossil in cool display case.This is a partial (nearly complete) fossil of a Megalodon tooth. Megalodons were the biggest shark species ever!The tooth is just over 2" long and shows great serrations. The tooth was found in Venice, Florida.See photos.Fossil comes in a unique Megalodon display case and includes a laminated information card. All fossils sold are authentic fossils, no replicas. Megalodon, (Carcharocles megalodon), member of an extinct species of megatooth shark (Otodontidae) that is considered to be the largest shark, as well as the largest fish, that ever lived. Fossils attributed to megalodon have been found dating from the early Miocene Epoch (which began 23.03 million years ago) to the end of the Pliocene Epoch (2.58 million years ago). The word megalodon, a compound of Greek root words, means “giant tooth.” Fossil remains of megalodon have been found in shallow tropical and temperate seas along the coastlines and continental shelf regions of all continents except Antarctica. During the early and middle parts of the Miocene Epoch (which lasted from 23 million to 5.3 million years ago), large seaways separated North America from South America and Europe and Asia from Africa and the Middle East, which likely facilitated movement from one ocean basin to another. Throughout the Miocene, megalodon distribution expanded from pockets located in the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas, in the Bay of Bengal, and along the coasts of California and southern Australia to encompass waters off the coasts of northern Europe, South America, southern Africa, New Zealand, and east Asia. During the Pliocene Epoch, however, megalodon’s geographic range contracted significantly, and it was extinct by the end of the epoch. ME030
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Davenport, Iowa
End Time: 2024-10-01T21:00:42.000Z
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