Megalodon Shark - Tooth from Florida

A Megalodon shark tooth from Florida, USA. A fossil tooth of the long-extinct species Otodus megalodon, with a serrated cutting edge and the characteristic triangular crown in dark mineralization coloring.

Otodus megalodon was the largest shark of all time, with an estimated body length of up to 18 m, with teeth. The species lived 23-3.6 million years ago in tropical and temperate seas worldwide and has since become extinct.

Florida is one of the world's documented premium deposits for Megalodon teeth. The Bone Valley region in Polk County has been producing high-quality Megalodon finds for decades. The typical coloring, black, gray, brown, results from mineralization in the sediment over millions of years.

The tooth shows the characteristic triangular shape with a serrated cutting edge. The enamel crown and the bourrelet (transition line between crown and root) are recognizable as anatomical structures.