4.6" Fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus) Tooth - South Carolina

Fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus) Tooth - South Carolina #259859

This is a 4" long, Miocene-aged, fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus sp.) tooth collected from a river in South Carolina. It was found preserved alongside fossil shark teeth including those of the Megalodon. These whales would have been a food source for the gigantic Megalodon sharks living during the same time period.

SPECIES

Scaldicetus sp.

AGE

Miocene-Pliocene (~2.6 to 15 Million years)