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Sharks continually shed their teeth; some Carcharhiniformes shed approximately 35,000 teeth in a lifetime, replacing those that fall out. There are four basic types of shark teeth: dense flattened, ne
Fossil shark teeth (Cretaceous) from southern Israel
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Otodus megalodon fossil shark jaw (reconstruction) (late Cenozoic) 2
An O. megalodon tooth excavated from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, United States.
Megalodon
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Otodus megalodon, commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.58 million years ago, from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs.
Shark tooth
…are more pronounced near the root, and disappear towards the tip of the tooth – serrations being found in great whites but not extinct giant makos. Otodus megalodon teeth are the largest of any shark, extinct or living, and are among the most sought after types of shark teeth in the world. This shark lived during…
Megalodon jaw, Tellus Science Museum
Holotype tooth (Fig. 2–3) in Agassiz (1835), cataloged as TE-PLI 18
Megalodon tooth with two great white shark teeth
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and megalodon were previously thought to be close relatives.