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6.6 inch Megalodon tooth, a true "Megatooth" (measurement)

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This is the biggest tooth in my collection, a true megatooth. It is 6.6 inches along the longest slant, 4.9 inches in width at the root, and is from South Carolina. There are not repairs or restoration on this one. Not the highest quality tooth in my collection, but for this size it it in great shape. The root and blade are completely intact, good enamel, decent serrations and tip. The top layer of bourlette is missing which is probably fortunate or I might not have been able to afford this one! The thought of the shark that once owned this tooth ... WOW!

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Megatooth Collector

Megatooth Collector

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"We are going to need a bigger boa.... caliper" for this one. ACtually I did have to invest in a larger caliper for this one :)

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Gabe

Impressive ! What is its width ? How wide can meg teeth get at max as you know ?

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Impressive ! What is its width ? How wide can meg teeth get at max as you know ?

This tooth is 4.9 inches wide at the root. One of the largest teeth I am aware of is owned by Dr Gordon Hubbell. The longest slant length on that monster is 7.25 inches and the width that I measure is around 5.9 inch. I actually measured the width from the photo in the book Megalodon Hunting the Hunter by Mark Renz, in which there is an "actual size" photo of the tooth. I can't even imagine a tooth that size!!

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Gabe

Hello, indeed Mark Renz confirmed me the tooth was 5.9 inches across the base and actually 6 inches measured a little lower in the base. Huge tooth.

I think that, among the various methods for calculating the body size of Meg, the jaws perimeter (combination of all upper teeth) based on modern lamniforms is the best and most reasonnable (see Dr. Mike Siversson talks).

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Hello, indeed Mark Renz confirmed me the tooth was 5.9 inches across the base and actually 6 inches measured a little lower in the base. Huge tooth.

I think that, among the various methods for calculating the body size of Meg, the jaws perimeter (combination of all upper teeth) based on modern lamniforms is the best and most reasonnable (see Dr. Mike Siversson talks).

Cool thanks for this info!

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Gabe

You welcome ! However, I would be interested, if possible, to know the crown height of that tooth, not measured in slant but in vertical measurement.

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