Shiny enamel coats this still sharply serrated tooth of the world's largest shark species to ever lived.

A tooth like this with the distinctive "heart shape" is known as a Hubbell after Dr. Gordon Hubbell who first described them. It is in excellent condition with shiny enamel, sharp serrations, and a two tone bourlette. While not extremely large it's a beautiful tooth and hubbells of this size are rare.

Carcharodon megalodon meaning "big tooth" in greek, was an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 2.6 million years ago, during the Cenozoic Era (early Miocene to end of Pliocene). Regarded as one of the largest and most powerful predators in vertebrate history, C. megalodon probably had a profound impact on the structure of marine communities. Fossil remains suggest that this giant shark reached a length of 18 metres (59 ft), and also indicate that it had a cosmopolitan distribution.

This specimen measures a whooping 4.37 inches and has almost perfect enamel on the front of the tooth. Not so much on the back, but, it boasts a good deal of still extremely sharp serrations. A tooth of this size is pretty rare and to add to that is the amazing detailed preservation of serrations on this large tooth. Found on a dive trip by divers off the coasts of Georgia USA. Definitely a great conversational piece if not great collector's item!