Chile - Pathologic Shark Teeth

This catalog contains some true oddities of nature - the highly unusual yet beautiful pathologic shark teeth. Pathologic teeth are among the most bizarre and rare shark teeth to exist. This is a wonderful assortment of difficult to find pathologic teeth. These teeth are late Miocene-Pliocene age (4-6 million years ago). This is an incredible group of museum to near museum quality teeth. These teeth are infrequently seen for sale and the Chile site is producing some phenomenal specimens.

Species available:

• Carcharhinus sp.   (Sold Out)
• Carcharhinus obscurus 
• Carcharocles megalodon   
• Carcharodon carcharias
• Echinorhinus blakei  (Sold Out)
• Hexanchus gigas
• Isurus hastalis
• Isurus oxyrhinchus   (Sold Out)
• Megachasma sp. 
• Pristiophorous lanceolatus  (Sold Out)

Note - 1) All teeth sizes are slant height unless otherwise noted. Click on photos to enlarge. Catalog updated November, 26, 2005. 

Item	Size	Price	Cat. No.	Comments
	5/8"	$35	Carcharhinus C841	Wow! A GEM Carcharinus obcurus tooth (Dusky shark) with a severely distorted cutting edge. The entire right side of the tooth is compressed and pushed back -  a very unusual pathology. Incredible color and preservation. Museum quality.  Rear View
	2-1/2"	SOLD	Great White C202P	Another extra large Great White with lower right side of crown pushed in. The right root lobe is pushed out as a result. Cool pathology! Note - root corner is glued. A minor flaw for a big pathologic GW tooth!  Rear View   Profile Photo
	1-11/16"	SOLD	Great White C299	A GEM Great White with a very twisted crown. Cool!  Rear View
	1-15/16"	SOLD	Great White C203P	A beautiful Great White lower anterior tooth with a distinct cutting edge wave on both sides of the crown.  Rear View
	13/16"	SOLD	Hexanchus C409P	A rare GEM Hexanchus lower jaw symphyseal tooth with the primary cusplet that did not fully develop or as if they melted away! Incredible colors and preservation. No repair. Cool!
	7/8"	SOLD	Hexanchus C411P	A unusual GEM Hexanchus tooth - an upper jaw lateral tooth. It appears to be a deformed upper jaw tooth with a strange second cusplet that is extraordinarily large and curved back to the main cusp. Beautiful colors and preservation. A complete tooth.  Another strange one. One of my favorites!  Review View
	1-1/4"	SOLD	Hexanchus C402P	A unusual Hexanchus upper jaw tooth with three secondary cusplets that did not develop. Three rounded numbs are present. Beautiful colors and preservation. Another strange one!! Rear View
	1-3/4"	SOLD	Mako C346	A GEM Isurus hastalis tooth with a very large twist in the crown - highly pathologic! Beautiful colors and preservation. Top quality. Cool!
	1-3/4"	$60	Mako C316	A strange Isurus hastalis tooth with the left root lobe twisted behind the tooth. Excellent colors and preservation. Complete tooth. Top quality. Cool! Rear View
	1-3/4"	$65	Mako C392	A GEM Isurus hastalis tooth with a large twist in the crown. Beautiful colors and preservation. Top quality. Cool! Rear View
	3/4"	$35	Mako C345 New	The "topless" Mako. A GEM Isurus hastalis tooth with top portion of the crown missing with enamel coming to a smooth sharp edge. Beautiful colors and preservation. Top quality. Cool!
	2-1/8"	HOLD	Mako C388	A beautiful Isurus hastalis tooth with the large wave in the left side of the crown. Beautiful colors and preservation. Cool! Rear View
	2-1/16"	$45	Mako C347	A GEM Isurus hastalis tooth with 3 large enamel wrinkles at the base of the crown. the crown. Beautiful colors and preservation. Top quality. Cool! Side View
	3-1/8"	SOLD	C160P	What a rare find! "The Twisted Spike" A rare PATHOLOGIC Chile Megalodon with a crown that is very narrow and severely twisted. The crown is a beautiful tan color and very glossy with razor sharp serrations including a large tip serration. It appears that this twisted tooth broke off during feeding (painful!). The bourlette and top of root are present. Serrations are incredibly sharp and complete! No repair. Museum quality.  This is a one-of-a-kind collector's tooth. One of the rarest teeth available!   Twist Photo.   Twist Photo-2   Tip Photo.   Top Photo
	1/2"	SOLD	Bramble C867	A GEM Echinorhinus (Bramble shark)  with a essentially no crown. This tooth has a rounded enamel hump approx. 1.5 mm in height. Complete tooth. Rare. Cool!
	3/8"	SOLD	Carcharhinus C701P	Cool! A GEM Carcharinus tooth with a split crown. One of the most difficult pathologies to locate. Incredible color and preservation. Museum quality.
	1"	SOLD	Mako C601P	A GEM Isurus oxyrhinchus tooth with a large twist in the crown. Beautiful colors and preservation. Top quality. Cool!
	1/2"	SOLD	Saw C501P	Wow! An Pristiophorous tooth that with the crown bent nearly 90 degrees.  Beautiful colors and preservation. Definitely a strange one!

Other Chilean Teeth Catalog Links:

Link to (additional) Chile Hexanchus - Pathologic Teeth   --->  Hexanchus Pathologic Teeth

Link to Great White Shark Teeth Guide --> Great White Shark Teeth Guide

Link to Mako Shark Teeth Guide --> Mako Shark Teeth Guide

| Chile Catalog | Megalodons | Great White | Great White - XL Size | Great White Transition | Carcharias ferox | Echinorhinus | Dusky | Heterodontus | Hexanchus | Galeorhinus | Isurus hastalis (Mako) | Isurus xiphodon | Isurus oxyrinchus   | Isurus retroflexus | Megachasma | Pathologic Shark Teeth | Saw Shark | Squatina | Sand Tiger | Other Shark Teeth | Argentine C. totuserratus | Argentine Isurus desori | Rays | Seals & Dolphins | Whales |

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