Megalodon Tooth Color and Size

Megalodon teeth come in different shapes and colors. The color of a tooth is determined solely by the color of the sediment in which it was buried while fossilizing. The tooth absorbs minerals from the surrounding sediment, and, consequently, becomes the same general color as the sediment.

Small megalodon teeth (3 1/2” - 4 1/2”) are not all that uncommon, the larger teeth (5” and over) are really most desireable though. Finding them with their original luster, un-chipped, with serrated edges makes them worth hundreds of dollars each.

The color also matters. You'll see specimens in blue, white, orange, gray, and many other colors and this adds to their scarcity among the real collectors and dealers. The color is determined by the type of sediment the tooth was in while it fossilized. Over millions of years, the teeth absorbed minerals from the material surrounding it, and took on the sediment’s color.