3.5" Fossil Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogiopsis) Tooth - South Carolina

Fossil Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogiopsis) Tooth - South Carolina #204273

This is a Miocene aged, fossil Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogiopsis sp) tooth collected from a river in South Carolina. It was found associated with fossil shark teeth including those of the Megalodon. These whales would have been a food source for the gigantic Megalodon sharks living at the same time.

SPECIES

Kogiopsis sp.

AGE

Miocene-Pliocene (~2.6 to 15 Million years)