Partial megalodon tooth

peace02w_2021_ap.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Partial megalodon tooth

Subject

Sharks, Fossil
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85121142

Description

A digital image of a partial tooth from a megalodon shark found in the Peace River in Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida, in 2016-12. The tooth is broken in several places, but the serrations are still visible on one side of the tooth.

Publisher

Amy Parmelee

Date

Collected 2016-12.

Rights

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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Format

Tooth is 1.5 inches by 0.5 inches
image/jpg

Language

English

Type

still/image

Identifier

peace02w_2021_ap

Coverage

Peace (river)
http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1128483
Arcadia (inhabited place)
http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/2018471
DeSoto (county)
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7021603

Date Available

2021-10-02

Citation

“Partial megalodon tooth,” Omeka, accessed May 6, 2026, http://5590.pmarty.org/items/show/146.