Fossilized Megaladon Shark Tooth

From the archive — this piece has found its home and is no longer available.

Ex. Niagara Falls Museum

SKU: NH133 Categories: ,

Large North American found Megaladon Shark tooth.

3 inches wide by 4 inches tall

Megalodon shark teeth 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. This particular example was once part of the Niagara Falls Museum, the oldest operating privately owned museum in North America, operating from 1828 to 1999.

 

Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 15 × 15 × 5 cm