Perfectly preserved large Megalodon shark tooth from Indonesia

A perfectly preserved large Megalodon shark tooth from Indonesia, with clearly visible serrations on the edge and a fully preserved root section.

Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was the largest known shark in Earth's history, living in the world's oceans approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Adult animals reached lengths of 15 to 18 meters and fed on large marine mammals.

The serrations along the cutting edge are the diagnostic feature: fine, even teeth that worked like a saw into the tissue when tearing prey.

The Indonesian occurrences from the island waters around Sulawesi and Java provide material in exceptionally good condition because the teeth were preserved in phosphate-rich sediments.

The enamel (apatite, calcium phosphate) is fully preserved here, which is often only partially the case with Megalodon teeth from other deposits.

A collector's item of the highest class with paleontological value, suitable as a teaching cabinet piece or a solitaire.