Stunning Bakersfield Mako 1.38"

Stunning Bakersfield Mako 1.38"This absolutely stunning Carcharodon planus "Mako" tooth has a gorgeous "flame" tip, and is in pristine condition with sharp edges and a pointy tip. From Bakersfield, California No repair or restoration Carcharodon planus Carcharodon planus is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived during the Paleogene, primarily in the Eocene to Oligocene (roughly 4025 million years ago). It represents an earlier stage in the evolution of large lamniform

Etched to reveal the stunning Widmanstätten pattern

with diet shifting as they mature:

the etched design highlights the massive size and iconic serrations of the largest shark that ever lived

derived from Greek

Florida fossils show it lived around wetlands

is due to the crystal growth outward from a central nucleus in a flat plane

some may belong to other small theropod groups

and huge fish

when the state was warmer and threaded with slow

It’s like holding a little time capsule from the ocean’s ancient past

With the decline and eventual extinction of larger apex sharks like Otodus megalodon around 3

driven by global cooling and increased aridity