Powerful Teeth!

Do you remember the awe you felt seeing those dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park sequels?

I was spellbound. These were the fiercest creatures that ever lived on land.

Do you remember the fear you felt watching Jaws? That Great White scared the pants off me. How would you like to meet a white shark that would have to eat a shark (or other animal) the size of the shark in Jaws, every day, just to survive. That white shark was a Megalodon. As big as a bus, it looked like a swimming cave, with teeth. Huge teeth! The joke goes, "Do you know what it ate?" The answer is, "Anything it could get a hold of."

Their teeth are the thing that sets these creatures apart from most other animals.

Large, sharp teeth are awe-inspiring. Seeing them, we know these creatures were carnivores. That means that we could be victims of such creatures. And that makes us uneasy.

Well, these days, there are no dinosaurs, or megalodons. Of the fossils they left behind, the teeth were the most plentiful. Yet, there are only a finite number of them that exist in the world.

I have quite a few sharks' teeth, including two meggies. I somehow feel more powerful having these teeth. Being able to touch a megalodon tooth from the distant past gives one pleasure. Those that study this huge carnivorous shark think the last one joined his ancestors 1.7 million years ago, with the oldest fossils probably being around 24 million years old.

I also have some dino teeth, probably 65 million years old, or older.

Looking at the serrated tooth of the deltadromaesaur (on which the velociraptors in the Jurassic Park movie were based), one knows that this actual enamel dripped with the blood of its victims.

Check out the link to the right and see these great teeth. If you are interested in feeling the power, too, please contact me from that website.