C. hastalis Lee Creek 2.41"

C. hastalis Lee Creek 2.41"This C. hastalis specimen features well preserved roots and a glossy enamel. No repair or restoration. Carcharodon hastalis, often referred to as the Broad toothed Mako, was a large prehistoric shark that lived during the Miocene to Pliocene epochs, approximately 23 to 2. 6 million years ago. Its fossils, especially its distinct broad, triangular teeth, are frequently discovered in the phosphate mines of Aurora, North Carolina. These teeth are

including the Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon)

This is above average tooth with only minor restoration

fitting its role as a grazer in the ecosystems of the Ice Age

Changes in prey

Here are some key characteristics and facts about the Otodus shark:

Its sturdy

it fell to Earth over a million years ago and was discovered in 1906 in northern Sweden

including some famously large masses

the piece of rib bone on the bottom has many shark bite marks in it

but with a strong sense of place: not just “a Megalodon tooth

Megalodon ruled the oceans for roughly 15 million years before disappearing around 3

They were most abundant during the last Ice Age