My Megalodon Teeth Collection!

Here's my first ever meg tooth. I got interested in them after my son and I watched a Netflix show on prehistoric sea animals together. Disclaimer: I don't dive, dig, or otherwise hunt these myself, I just buy them online. Also, I'm not a fossil or Megalodon tooth expert. My knowledge is limited to what I've read online here and there.

This is a decent size tooth at 4.69 inches. Meg teeth are measured from tip to end of the root along each side. The measurements are designated L1 and L2 , with L1 being the larger of the two numbers. I'll only be posting the L1 measurements.

The main enamel is in decent shape and very smooth, albeit finely split in areas.

Here's the reverse side, which is actually the side that faced outward on the Megalodon. The other side, or lingual side, is the usual display side of the fossil tooth, but was in fact the inner side of the tooth of the Megalodon.

The features I value most on meg teeth are the serrations and tip. There are many teeth for sale that are very worn, which I have one to show later on, but this one has very intact serrations and sharp tip.

The thin and wide triangular "V" part of the tooth is called the bourlette, which is usualky a darker band of enamel. You can see some of the bourlette enamel towards the top, but it has peeled away elsewhere. However, this tooth is a bit special, because there is pyrite speckled along the boundary between the bourlette and the lower tooth. It's hard to make out in the pic, but it's the bright edge along the raised main enamel.

Here's the second tooth I acquired.

It's a smaller tooth at 3.91 inches. The bourlette enamel is much more intact than the previous tooth.

As you can see, the corner of the root has broken off on one side, but remember, I value the serrations and tip. This tooth has very nice serrations and the sharpest tip of all my teeth, but the broken root and smaller size made this a fairly cheap tooth.

I love how closely spaced the serrations are on this one. The tip is super sharp.

Here's my current big daddy.

At 5.74", this is a pretty large tooth. Meg teeth prices follows diminishing returns on size. If this tooth was 6", it would have cost considerably more. The largest teeth you'll regularly see on sale are in the low 6" range, and high quality ones can be well over $1,000. I've read the largest are over 7" though.

As you can see, there is moderate enamel peeled on both sides of the tooth, which kept the cost down. One bonus of this tooth is that it is very symmetrical. You may have noticed my first tooth had a curve to it.

More sharp serrations and tip.

The heft and size of this tooth is awesome. I guess if I had to pick a "centerpiece" tooth, this would be it.

This next tooth was a random impulse buy. I wanted a clean, all black tooth. Meg teeth enamel and root colors and patterns vary widely from tooth to tooth, and are dependent on the conditions the tooth was subject to as it fossilized. I think that's a big part of the appeal to me about these teeth - the variety in shape, size, condition, and color.

I totally forgot to measure this one, but it's the second smallest tooth I have. The enamel is in great condition.

A clean tooth, as you can see. Just a tad small.

One day I decided I wanted a meg tooth for my office, but I didn't want to spend a lot and didn't want something that would cause great grief if it was damaged by a co-worker handling it or possibly even stolen. I still wanted somewhat of a conversation starter, that could double duty as a paperweight.

This is a huge tooth, at nearly 6", but also the cheapest one I have, for obvious reasons. It's nearly broken in half, and the serrations and tip are completely warn. However, it has so much character! The white enamel with orange spots is unique.

The marbled pattern on the reverse side gives depth and is mesmerizing.

The pock marks and gouges, from what I've read, are from invertebrates that stick on to the teeth. I'm guessing barnacles or similar, but I'm not 100% certain. Regardless, they add further appeal to this tooth.

The best part is that it can stand along it's broken edge and displays very well in my office.

Here's my most recent tooth. There's a specific type of Megalodon teeth from Bone Valley, FL. I think I read somewhere that it was where juvenile megs hung out, so the teeth are small. These teeth are characterized by the very white roots that look as if bleached.

This one is 2.11" and the smallest of my teeth.

Enamel colors range from white to black, and even some tan shades. I've seen interesting patterns as well. You can see a little on this tooth thay there is some white marbling. Overall, Bone Valley teeth are quite pricey, but I just couldn't resist the contrast between the white root and the black enamel.

Well, thanks for checking out my teeth! I'm always looking around for a new tooth, and I'll post any new ones up. I think I'll go for a tan shade enamel tooth next, but who knows?