# Megalodon tooth! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082 "2023-03-12T22:11:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/1 "2023-03-12T22:11:29Z")
I’ve wanted a Megalodon tooth for years but the really large ones are super expensive. I was at a rock show today and saw this smallish tooth for $160 so I bought it. Super happy with it and it’s freaking awesome! [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52743662464_50413d96f8_b.jpg "Megalodon!") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/52743662464/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/2 "2023-03-12T22:13:24Z")
Impressive and cool! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/3 "2023-03-12T22:14:28Z")
Nice! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/4 "2023-03-12T22:15:41Z")
Very nice! I have heard that some of the ones on ebay are actually fake replica casts, so good for you for getting this in-person where you can check that it’s on the up and up. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/5 "2023-03-12T22:24:54Z")
Even at the rock shows there are fakes. Especially trilobites and coprolite and artificially coloured rocks. Nothing wrong with having artistic renderings of items as long as they clearly state what they are, but some of them try to pass them off as real. I got my tooth from these guys: > **[stonesandbones](https://www.stonesandbones.ca/)** > > Stonesandbones ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/6 "2023-03-12T22:28:02Z")
Nice quality for the tooth. I was going to say that you got ripped off with the price, but some googling shows that apparently megalodon tooth prices have skyrocketed since I was last actively buying more than 10 years ago. A five-ish inch tooth like that would have cost maybe $50 or $75 then. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/7 "2023-03-12T22:47:14Z")
Actually, measuring pixels, and going by the average length for a human female hand, I’m adjusting my size estimate to the 3.5 inch range (measured diagonally along the edge). Still in line with modern prices, even more out of line with prices “back in the day”. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/8 "2023-03-12T22:51:54Z")
Close! It’s not quite 4 inches. It’s between 3.9 and 4. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/9 "2023-03-12T23:01:18Z")
Is anyone else getting megalodon tooth advertisements? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/10 "2023-03-12T23:01:53Z")
For size comparison, these are the best six inch and four inch teeth in my (modest) collection. The six inch was bought at one of the chain shops at Myrtle Beach in the 1990s. (Wings or Eagles or Shell World, I’m pretty sure I remember the exact store, but not which of the pretty much interchangeable names it was under.) I paid $80 for it. The four inch was bought in the very early 2000s on Ebay, back when photography of the items was still pretty primitive. The tooth was a diving find crusted with barnacles and bryozoans and I got it cheaper than I sould have, maybe $10 or so. A few minutes in vinegar cleaned the crust right off. [![](https://i.imgur.com/yH0d1xt.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/yH0d1xt.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/11 "2023-03-12T23:04:46Z")
Those are so cool! One day I’ll buy a really large one but, for now, I’m super happy with mine. I’ve wanted one for so long I can’t believe I finally have one. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/12 "2023-03-12T23:08:30Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > One day I’ll buy a really large one but, for now, I’m super happy with mine. I’ve wanted one for so long I can’t believe I finally have one. I can’t fault you for not having a larger one with modern prices. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/13 "2023-03-12T23:12:09Z")
BTW, a recent find: > **[Log into Facebook](https://m.facebook.com/EdPiotrowskiWPDE/photos/a.324589227715/10153901665637716/?type=3)** > > Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/14 "2023-03-12T23:13:48Z")
What on the earth?? Is that yours? As in you go diving for megalodon teeth? Look at the size of that thing! Imagine the beast who it belonged to. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/15 "2023-03-12T23:15:03Z")
No, not _my_ find. My secret identity is not Rochelle Bunning. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/16 "2023-03-12T23:27:56Z")
There are spots called “meg ledges” or “megalodon ledges” (google it) that are miles off-shore on the North and South Carolina cost that have big concentrations of megalodon teeth (probably near river mouths during the latest ice age). But you don’t have to dive to find amazing teeth. You would enjoy following these groups, even if you never get to use them. > **[Palmetto Fossil Excursions](https://m.facebook.com/PalmettoFossilExcursions/?_rdr)** > > Professionally guided educational fossil hunting excursions in Summerville South Carolina for all... Summerville, SC 29485 > **[Log into Facebook](https://m.facebook.com/groups/525309508069420/)** > > Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/17 "2023-03-12T23:43:36Z")
My tooth is from North Carolina. Probably from one of those meg ledges. Thanks for the links, so many amazing photos. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/18 "2023-03-12T23:54:43Z")
A lot of the teeth out there come from low-country river diving in the Carolinas and in Florida. Which does not come without risks in the more coastal areas. > **[Diver looking for shark teeth is attacked by alligator in Florida river and...](https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/06/diver-looking-for-shark-teeth-is-attacked-by-alligator-in-florida-river-and-survives-i-was-thanking-god.html)** > > The Tampa man sustained a skull fracture in the Sarasota County attack. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/19 "2023-03-13T01:47:05Z")
Ohh, thanks for the link. My son collects mineral specimens (not polished, don’t ever show him an artificially polished stone) and not “woo woo healing crystals”. This store looks right up his alley! ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082/20 "2023-03-13T01:47:37Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > megalodon wow … not only is this quite a tooth, but you know own something where you can say “yeah, that stuff is between 4 and 23 million years old” somewhat boggles my mind !!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megalodon-tooth/981082.md?page=2)