Megalodon-Mania: teeth of huge ancient sharks at auction in San Giovanni
An auction house of San Giovanni has opened the online offers on a collection of megalodon shark teeth that are millions of years.
Sarah Jones, curator of the Jones Auction House, said that the interest has already collected the teeth of the extinct species, which lived from about 3.6 million to 23 million to years ago.
Since the auction was opened at the beginning of this week, “the teeth have remained in some way, most of them are already inside or above the esteemed range,” said Jones.
The collection includes six fossilized teeth that vary in size and shape, with an initial offer of $ 300. Starting from Wednesday evening, the highest offer was up to $ 1,000.
Jones said that the teeth vary of 7.6 centimeters size about 15 centimeters (three to six inches) in length. And the plots range from a shiny finish to a more natural state.
“The teeth are enormous because the sharks themselves were madly huge,” said Jones.
“Some of them have whales and corals attached,” he said, and they are various shades of brown, gray and black.
Jones Auction House of San Giovanni is making offers on six teeth that once belonged to Megalodon – a large kind of shark that has been extinct for millions of years.
The Megalodon species was known for its giant dimensions. A recent study He suggests that the shark had a thin body of up to 24 meters long, which weighs up to 94 tons.
In comparison, large white sharks can grow up to six meters and weigh up to 1.8 tons.
“These sharks would teeth the same way as modern sharks, so Megalodon’s teeth are a relatively common fossil specimen,” said Jones.
“Usually the bigger is the tooth and the more conservable, the more precious it is.”
Megalodon’s teeth are one of the most common fossilized remains of the species because the rest of their body is cartilage, which does not fossilize well and disintegrate over time.
Jones said these Megalodon teeth came from a new Bruswick collector.
“It has a massive and huge collection of specimens of natural history and for decades it has been collecting megalodon teeth.”
“He is a well -consolidated, respected and competent expert, so he knows what he is doing.”
Jones said that the New Bruswick Collector who sells his teeth brought them from the North Carolina.
“This collector has connections with the real divers who will go down and find them and take them out,” he said.
Jones said that the auction house usually manages works of art and luxury objects, including watches and design bags, and this is the first time he puts the fossils at auction.
“This is what makes it so special for us.”
The auction closes on March 30th.
