Carcharodon hastalis
This catalog contains excellent teeth from the extinct Big-tooth Mako shark, Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis from So. Carolina. This shark was the precursor to the Great White shark and now shares the same genus name. These teeth are noted for their wide triangular crowns which are non-serrate and wide rectangular roots. There are Miocene, Hawthorne Formation in age from coastal South Carolina. Note - An exceptional group of colored teeth available.
- Isurus hastalis (Cosmopolitodus hastalis)$0.00
An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality, Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest quality enamel. A very glossy Blue & Gray colored crown with small hydration cracks. Great color! Exceptional cutting edges with no dings. An exceptional root – very wide and no small hydration cracks. This is one of the widest roots that I have seen with a lower jaw tooth - a BIG Mako shark! Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An exceptional collector's Mako tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guarantee.
SC304 BoP SIZE: 3" (2" W)
- Isurus hastalis (Cosmopolitodus hastalis)$0.00
An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest quality enamel. A very glossy Jet BLACK colored crown with small hydration cracks. Excellent color! Exceptional cutting edges with no dings. An exceptional root – very wide no small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An exceptional collector's BIG Mako tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guarantee.
SC302 BoP SIZE: 3-1/8" (2-1/8" W)