The specimen is a Megalodon tooth. A Megalodon was a large shark that is now extinct. The tooth measures 9 cm x 6.5 cm.
- Catalog Number:
- 405334
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Precise Locality:
Manasota Key, waters off of
- Locality:
- US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, United States, Florida, Charlotte County
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Galeomorphii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae