Buyers’ Guide To Purchasing Megalodon Teeth Buying megalodon teeth can be quite confusing. There are a variety of grades, shapes, colors, and sizes. What is important? Am I getting a good deal out of it? These and other questions may be going on through your head when buying a med tooth.
Generally, the most crucial factor is “why are you buying this tooth?” The reasons are as varied as the choices in teeth are. The perfect tooth for your needs may be quite different from those of another. If you are buying a tooth as a gift for someone, it may be a little more difficult than buying the teeth for your own collection. The considerations are actually the same.
If you gave the same tooth to someone who already has an impressive collection of Megalodon teeth, they would not be very excited to receive it.
If you are buying megalodon teeth for yourself, it is going to be a lot easier for you. You already know what you want. Read this article further to know a few tips on getting the best tooth for your money.
Megalodon tooth ledges are very much like a super-sized version of the Great White Shark teeth. There are some differences. The most notable of these is the darker chevron-shaped area between the root and the blade of the tooth. This area is called the bourlette. Other differences are the serrations at the edge of the tooth. These are finer than in the white shark and more regular.
Size Megalodon teeth are quite highly prized by the fossil collectors, especially the large teeth that are in excellent condition. Two to five-inch teeth are fairly common. Teeth over five inches are
sought after by collectors because they are quite rare. Teeth of this size in excellent condition sell for thousands of dollars. Seven-inch megalodon teeth have also been found but these are extremely rare.
Color Fossilized Megalodon teeth can be of almost any color since they go on to take the color of the sediments in which they are deposited. Most of the commercially available teeth are dark gray, black, or brown in color. This is because they come from similar areas; tidal rivers of the southeast United States. These rivers tend to be quite rich in phosphates that color the fossils. Other colors are rare and therefore, usually command a higher price.
Rarity has a price tag The defining characteristic of a megalodon shark is size. So, it follows that larger megalodon teeth are more sought after than the smaller ones. Additionally, very large teeth (over 6 inches) are rare. This provides us with the general rule of thumb: the larger the tooth the higher the price. Perfect and near perfect teeth are quite rare. That is because they have endured millions of years. In order to get through that without a nick or scratch is nearly impossible.
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