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The Crystal Cache

Shark Tooth in Matrix

Shark Tooth in Matrix

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This shark tooth fossil in matrix is perfect for paleontology enthusiasts. The tooth is from Morocco and is securely encased in its matrix, ensuring it is preserved for years to come. It's an ideal piece for any fossil collector.

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Overall Dimensions: 4.5"x5.4"

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Shark Tooth Fossil (Caracharocles Megalodon)

CARCHAROCLES MEGALODON
Miocene - 15 million years old Evidence of its existence: Fossilized teeth and some minor bones.

This amazing fossilized shark tooth is the petrified remains of a species known as CHARCHAROCLES MEGALODON and was once believed to have been related to the great white shark. ThiS distant cousin of the mako shark is thought to have been the size of a railroad box car (approximately 50 feet), to have weighed eight times more than a great white, and to have hunted whales when it cruised the oceans 15 million years ago.