In my estimation, tooth and bone pathologies are not attractive -- they lack the functionality, the smooth lines, and symmetry that is admirable in normal teeth and bones. Yet, these pathologies speak to me of the struggles and sometimes pain of those long-dead animals. This one is from a large Late Eocene shark that prowled the shallow carbonate platform that was Florida at the time (~39 Ma). This shark suffered some injury to at least one tooth whorl in it's jaw. This injury affected the g