Plate 172
Megalodon Tooth
A fossil tooth of the giant shark megalodon (Otodus megalodon), scanned and drawn with splats.
- Family
- Photoreal
- Origin
- Raised from a recipe
- Habit
- Diurnal: kept on the page
- Voice
- Yes, with the sound on
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to turn it over; drag to turn it yourself.
Notes
Megalodon lived from about 23 to 3.6 million years ago and may have grown to fifteen meters or more. Sharks shed their teeth all their lives, so fossil teeth are much more common than any other part of them.
Tap it and it turns over to show its other side, then back.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn it over | Tap | ||
| Turn it over | Button |
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Vertebrate: Carcharocles megalodon (PRI 55188) | Digital Atlas of Ancient Life (Paleontological Research Institution) | CC0 1.0 |