Description: Carcharocles megalodon - formerly called Carcharodon megalodon - (Giant white shark) teeth. The reclassification is disputed and a website is devoted to this controversy.

Age: Miocene.

Found By: JoDeb DeRouin

Location Found: Peace River, near Zolfo Springs, FL.

Current Custodian : Kathy Patterson

Identified By: JoDeb DeRouin

References: Florida's Fossils, pp. 98-99. Vertebrate Fossils: A Neophyte's Guide, p.4.

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