Scaldicetus - Sperm Whale

SKU
SC1226
Out of stock
$85.00
Overview

A Top Quality, Scaldicetus sp.,Sperm Whale, tooth from the ACE river basin, So. Carolina. A Miocene age whale tooth. This tooth has a wonderful spiked enamel crown and large, complete round root. This tooth shows excellent detail - very well preserved. The root is nearly complete. An excellent Sperm whale tooth. You do not see many Sperm whale teeth in Top Quality condition. Authenticity guaranteed.

SC1226            Size: 3-1/2"

Scaldicetus is an extinct genus of a highly predatory Sperm whale that lived in the middle to late Miocene. Scaldicetus had large teeth with irregularly wavy enamel on their conical crowns. Probable Megalodon food source along with other whale species. South Carolina occassionally produces excellent Scaldicetus teeth.