Megalodon Tooth | Hawthorn Formation

Otodus megalodonMiocene (2.6-15 MYO)Hawthorn FormationSouth Carolina   Approx. 5.75" long x 4" at root. Stand not included.   This beautiful Megalodon tooth was collected from a river in South Carolina. It showcases stunning enamel preservation and razor sharp serrations. A tooth of this size belonged to a large adult Megalodon shark, a formidable predator of the Miocene seas.   Megalodon thrived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. Fossil evidence suggests it had a cosmopolitan distribution, with remains found in marine deposits across North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, indicating it inhabited warm, shallow coastal and open ocean waters. Due to the cartilaginous nature of shark skeletons, most fossil evidence of O. megalodon consists of teeth and vertebral centra. Estimates of its size are primarily derived from comparisons with modern great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Based on tooth dimensions and vertebral reconstructions, Megalodon is estima