Shark's Tooth
Alternate title
- Megalodon Tooth Fossil
- Linguae Sanctus Pauli
PeriodEarly Miocene - Pliocene Epoch
Classification(s)
Registration NumberNHM_Pal.2001
DescriptionA Megalodon was an enormous shark, whose name means "big tooth". It lived between 23 and 3.6 million years ago, during the Early Miocene to the Pilocene Epoch. The fossilised teeth of these sharks were known since Medieval times as 'Tongue of St. Paul' and were collected and exported as amulets.MaterialFossilised, stone covered with a layer of enamel. Osteodentine crown.
Dimensions6 x 8 x 10cmAlternate ID Numbers
- HM Object Number 87832
Online Collections
Public Access
Not on viewMuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Location
- Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection
