Buyers’ Guide To Purchasing Megalodon Teeth

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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


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