2.11" Angustidens Tooth (South Carolina)

Size: 2.11" from root to tip

Weight: 13.37g

Species: Carcharocles angustidens

Age: Late Eocene/Miocene  (34-21MYA)

Location Found:  South Carolina, USA

Otodus angustidens (often just called Angustidens) is considered a direct ancestor of the giant Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), evolving from it in the lineage of giant, megatooth sharks, with its evolution marked by losing the small side cusps and developing wider, more triangular teeth, transitioning from tearing smaller prey to slicing large marine mammals