{"product_id":"rare-color-hastalis-fossil-tooth-one-of-a-kind-relic-reef-pit-find","title":"Rare Color Hastalis Fossil Tooth – One-of-a-Kind Relic Reef Pit Find","description":"\u003cp\u003eA FOSSIL THAT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF ART.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome fossils are collected for their size. Others are collected because they simply look incredible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind Carcharodon hastalis, the broad-toothed mako shark was recovered from the original Relic Reef pit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing that catches your eye is the enamel. Its unusual pale ivory, blue-gray, and smoky coloration creates a natural pattern across the crown, while the darker fossilized root provides a dramatic contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo artificial coloration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two specimens will ever look exactly like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Florida Museum of Natural History recognizes Carcharodon hastalis as an extinct shark dating from roughly 20 to 3 million years ago, and notes that it is now widely considered part of the lineage leading toward the modern great white shark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA NATURAL WORK OF ART\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery fossil carries millions of years of history, but occasionally nature creates something that feels almost deliberately designed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe unusual coloration and contrasting root make this specimen particularly suited for display. It doesn't need a case full of other fossils around it — this is the kind of tooth you put on display by itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne tooth. One find. One story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce this specimen is gone, Relic Reef won't have another one exactly like it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relic Reef","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49443684450539,"sku":null,"price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/2187\/1339\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8b87b449-980f-4441-a709-778c5bd32e64.jpg?v=1789918391","url":"https:\/\/relicreef.com\/products\/rare-color-hastalis-fossil-tooth-one-of-a-kind-relic-reef-pit-find","provider":"Relic Reef","version":"1.0","type":"link"}