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This 2.22" fossil lesser white shark (mako) tooth comes from the rivers of coastal Georgia. These teeth are prized for their clean, symmetrical shape and glossy enamel.
This tooth features sleek, blade-like enamel with no serrations, hallmarks of a high-speed predator built for piercing prey in open waters. The photos show the exact tooth you will receive.
About the Lesser White Shark (Mako)
Carcharodon hastalis, long known to collectors as the broad-toothed mako (Isurus hastalis), lived in oceans around the world during the Miocene and Pliocene. Its teeth have broad, smooth-edged blades with no serrations and a glossy enamel that takes on beautiful colors as it fossilizes. Many researchers now consider this shark an ancestor of the modern great white, which is why it has been moved into the same genus and is increasingly called the lesser white shark. Large, symmetrical teeth with complete roots are the most sought after.
Where This Fossil Comes From: Georgia
Coastal Georgia's rivers, including the Savannah, Ogeechee, and St. Marys, cut through Miocene and Pliocene sediments that hold some of the finest megalodon teeth ever found. Divers search these dark, fast-moving rivers by feel, and the late Vito Bertucci, famous for his megalodon jaw reconstruction, found many of his best teeth here. Georgia teeth are known for jet black to gray enamel, sharp serrations, and excellent preservation. Learn more in our guide to where megalodon teeth are found.
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