This specimen is a Megalodon tooth. Megalodon is an extinct species of shark that is the largest shark to have ever lived. The fossil tooth measures 4.5 cm x 4 cm.
- Catalog Number:
- 405731
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Locality:
- US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, United States, South Carolina, Beaufort County
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Galeomorphii, Lamniformes, Lamnidae