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Collareta, A., Lambert, O., Landini, W., Di Celma, C., Malinverno, E., Varas-Malca, R., Urbina, M., & Bianucci, G. (2017). Did the giant extinct shark Carcharocles megalodon target small prey? Bite marks on marine mammal remains from the late Miocene of Peru. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 469, 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.01.001

Lamniform and carcharhiniform sharks from the Pungo River and Yorktown formations (Miocene–Pliocene) of the submerged continental shelf, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA. Copeia, 106(2), 353–374. https://doi.org/10.1643/OT-18-016 

Tracing the ancestry of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, using morphometric analyses of fossil teeth. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 26(4), 806–814. https://doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[806:TTAOTG]2.0.CO;2

Body length estimation of Neogene macrophagous lamniform sharks (Carcharodon and Otodus) derived from associated fossil dentitions. Palaeontologia Electronica, 24(1), a09. https://doi.org/10.26879/1140 

Pimiento, C., MacFadden, B. J., Clements, C. F., Varela, S., Jaramillo, C., Velez-Juarbe, J., & Silliman, B. R. (2016). Geographical distribution patterns of Carcharocles megalodon over time reveal clues about extinction mechanisms. Journal of Biogeography, 43(8), 1645–1655. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12754 

Shimada, K., Motani, R., Wood, J. J., Sternes, P. C., Tomita, T., Bazzi, M., Collareta, A., Gayford, J. H., Türtscher, J., Jambura, P. L., Kriwet, J., Vullo, R., Long, D. J., Summers, A. P., Maisey, J. G., Underwood, C., Ward, D. J., Maisch, H. M., Perez, V. J., Feichtinger, I., Naylor, G. J. P., Moyer, J. K., Higham, T. E., da Silva, J. P. C. B., Bornatowski, H., González-Barba, G., Griffiths, M. L., Becker, M. A., & Siversson, M. (2025). Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction. Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(1), a12. https://doi.org/10.26879/1502 

Stratigraphic revision of the middle and upper Miocene strata of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1457-F. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1457f/report.pdf

Pricing follows a logarithmic curve that reflects rarity:

Pₜ = eᵝ⁰* × (Size)ᵝ¹ × ß₂(Condition) × ß₃(Special features) × ß₄(Completeness)

• Size has the strongest effect. Larger teeth are exponentially rarer and more valuable.
• Condition reflects enamel, root, bourlette, and tip preservation.
• Special features include serrations, unique coloration, and symmetry.
• Completeness accounts for an intact tip, visible bourlette, and all three root points.
• Art premium: Megalodon teeth set into custom displays are valued at 1.2(Pₜ).
   

Model Fit: Based on log–log regression of aggregated market data (n = 455). The model explains 90% of price variation (Adjusted R² ≈ 0.897), with size (ß₁) highly significant (p < 0.001). Condition, completeness, and special features were moderately significant contributors (p < 0.05).

           *ß₀ was lowered to shift the entire price curve downward—because everyone deserves a meg tooth. 🦈