Summer is around the corner, so get ready to swim! 🏖️
Today, we're diving into deep time with three fossils from our Sea & Sand collection! We just restocked our MASSIVE showcase Megalodon teeth, unveiled a whole new set of fossil Crinoid plates, and don't forget our prehistoric Great White Shark teeth either!
The full Sea & Sand is here and ready for your collection! Plus, you can use code BIG10 to get 10% off everything in this email!
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For 20 million years, a real-life sea monster stalked the world's oceans: the Megalodon shark. Reaching sizes upwards of 59ft in length, the largest Megalodon jaw reconstruction measures 11ft across and 9ft tall.
Like other sharks, the Megalodon's cartilage fossilized poorly, but these predators have left behind an extensive fossil record with their teeth topping out at seven inches.
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Computer models suggest that a full-grown Megalodon had the most powerful bite of any known animal in the fossil record, somewhere between 11 and 18 tonnes or 25,000-40,000 pounds. This epic jaw was also lined with enormous teeth—46 in the front row, to be exact, with five more rows waiting behind.
With these dagger-like teeth, Megalodon tore through a wide variety of prey like dolphins, seals, manatees, and whales. Megalodon also had brains to match its brawn, using its unrivaled intelligence to disable large whales by crushing flippers or piercing internal organs. This tactic of Megalodons forced predatory whales into pack hunting to compete for prey.
These Megalodon teeth are beautiful fossils of the massive chompers that were the terror of the oceans for 20 million years. Explore the entire Megalodon tooth collection at the link below!
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Sometimes referred to as feather stars or sea lilies, Crinoids are members of an extended and very ancient family of sea animals known as echinoderms. With a segmented stem that supports feathered arms around a central mouth, these creatures have floated along the ocean currents since the Cambrian Period.
These new showcase specimens are crinoid fossil plates, which show the animals' fantastically intricate body structure. The soft structures at the head of a crinoid often decompose quite quickly, so fossils such as these containing both stem and arms are quite rare.
The new Crinoid plates come from two fossil sites, the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Bangor Limestone Formation in the southern United States. Each fossil plate comes complete with a display stand.
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Prehistoric Great White Teeth!
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The storied king of the oceans, the Great White Shark is a fearsome and brutal predator. Originally believed to have descended from ancient megatoothed sharks such as Megalodon, new evidence suggests they actually evolved from mako sharks, due to their similar tooth shape.
Recovered from Miocene Epoch deposits in Peru, this specimen comes from two ancestor species of today’s great white shark, C. hastalis and C. hubbelli. These sharks had similar tooth shapes with varying degrees of serrations, suggesting a clear evolutionary path from early mako sharks. The estimated age is 5-8 million years old.
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| Ancient Oceans - 4-in-1 Fossil Specimen Collection |
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| Fossil Crab - 6.004" Macrophthalmus - 2,580,000 Years Old |
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| Polished Sutured Ammonites |
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| Plesiosaur Teeth in Matrix |
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Get ready for some BIG savings from a BIG dinosaur! Alamosaurus from the Fifth Edition of the Mini Museum is bringing a special 10% discount for Mini Museum favorites!
For a limited time, use code BIG10 at checkout to save 10% off select Mini Museum items! This discount applies to more than just dinosaurs, too. You can use it for everything in this email! Check out everything on the sale page.
Use code BIG10 for 10% off PLUS FREE US shipping on orders over $75!
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