A rare, Top Quality Alopias grandis sharktooth, the extinct Giant Thresher, from So. Carolina. Nice blue & tan color. Excellent preservation and condition. These teeth are not commonly found and seen. A rare collectors' tooth in high quality condition. Try finding one of these teeth! Authenticity guaranteed.
Alopias grandis is one of the three Giant Thresher sharks that appeared and went extinct in the Miocene. These Giant Thresher sharks include –
Alopias grandis - Giant Thresher with non-serrate teeth
Trigonotodus alteri - Giant Thresher with non-serrate teeth which have side cusps
Alopias palatasi - Giant Thresher with serrated teeth
Alopias grandis teeth finds are generally believed to be limited to Maryland, Virginia, No. Carolina, and So. Carolina. Supposedly, there is also a Sharktooth Hill example or two.
These were large sharks and believed to be the size of a Great White shark.
Exceptionally rare species, and try finding one in any color. The Giant Thresher is a rare tooth from the Miocene epoch to find! An incredibly challenging tooth to find at this site.
These Giant Alopiassharkteeth are veryrareand are of veryquite difficult to locate. Found in the Colleton, Beaufort, or Dorchester Co., SC. Oligocene or early Miocene in age.
