Huge, 6.7" Fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus) Tooth

Huge, Fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus) Tooth #130177

This is a HUGE, Miocene aged, fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus sp) tooth found 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

Scaldicetus sp.

AGE

Miocene-Pliocene (~2.6 to 15 Million years)

LOCATION

South Carolina

FORMATION

Hawthorn Formation

SIZE

6.7" long

Huge, 6.7" Fossil Sperm Whale (Scaldicetus) Tooth

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