South Carolina Teeth

Labial View Tip	A2	1.9" Slant Height 1.75" Width	An attractive little upper lateral Angustidens from South Carolina. The root is a traditional dark gray and well preserved with a nutrient hole in the center. The 97% complete black bourlette is smooth and dense. The flat side bourlette is 90% complete as well, showing the excellent preservation of this tooth. The crown enamel is a beautiful mixture of gray and tan, with a tan band following the outline of the bourlette on the display side. The serrations are in awesome condition, with just the tips of a couple missing. The tip is in pristine condition.
Labial View Tip Right Cusp Left Cusp	C5	3.5" Slant Height 2.25" Width	A rare large lower principal Chubutensis from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The root is a light gray with a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The black and tan bourlette is 95% complete. The crown enamel is an awesome mottling of gray and tan with some cool black spots. There is a neat black line on the crown enamel that follows the bourlette on the display side. The serrations are in pristine condition, and are large and sharp. The tip is sharp.
Labial View Tip Pathological Wrinkles	M2	5.8" Slant Height 4.5" Width	A monster upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The enormous gray root is pitted but well preserved. The black bourlette is 50% complete. The crown enamel is remarkably complete with little peeling on either side, and is a very attractive mottling of gray and black. The serrations are river worn, but still present. There is a nice row of pathological wrinkles just below the root on the left when viewed from the display side. Nice big tooth.
Labial View Tip	M6	2.7" Slant Height 2.4" Width	An attractive lower lateral meg from South Carolina. The light gray and tan root is will preserved with protective nubs still visible. The mottled gray, cream and tan bourlette is as close to 100% as you can get. The black and brown flat side bourlette is 80+% complete as well. The gray, cream, tan, brown, and black mottled crown enamel is just phenomenal. There is a cool black line following the bourlette on the display side. The serrations are large and sharp, with a slight nick to the tip.
Labial View Tip Pyrite & Bite	M7	3.9" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Cool upper lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The dark gray root is in nicely preserved with 2 nutrient holes in the center. The 97% complete black bourlette is awesome, with pyrite inclusions filling the cracks and a huge chunk of pyrite adhered to the left center. The flat side bourlette is 95% compete as well. The glossy crown enamel is a very attractive mottling of tan, brown, light gray, and dark gray. The patterns are just beautiful, especially on the flat side. The enamel has virtually no peel on either side. The serrations are a bit river worn, but are still present and sharp. The tip is in tact and sharp. There is also a neat bite mark on the crown enamel just below the bourlette on the display side. Awesome tooth, one of my favorites.
Labial View Tip	M8	4.9" Slant Height 3.6" Width	Nice upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The large brownish gray root is well preserved with 2 nutrient holes in the center, and very little cracking for a tooth this size. The 85% complete black bourlette is extremely smooth and dense. The gray crown enamel is very glossy and has 2 cool dark gray lines that follow the bourlette on the display side. The serrations are large and sharp, and in remarkably good condition for a river tooth with the tips missing on only a handful. The tip is unusual with the slightest nick, but still present and sharp.
Labial View Tip	M10	3.25" Slant Height 2.6" Width	An attractive upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The light brown root is in great condition with little cracking. The 95% complete black bourlette is smooth and dense, and extends to the extreme edges. The flat side bourlette is 95% complete as well. The gray, black and tan mottled enamel is very glossy with little peel on either side. The serrations are sharp and in good condition with just a handful missing. The tip is slightly rounded from feeding, but still present and intact.
Labial View Tip	M11	4.0" Slant Height 3.4" Width	Unique lower lateral from South Carolina. The large gray root is in excellent condition with very little cracking and defined protective nubs, and a nice nutrient hole in the center. The black bourlette is a little worn at about 80% complete, but very dense where present. The gray enamel is extremely glossy, with a nice tan outline on both sides just below the bourlette. The serrations are sharp and mostly present with only about 5 missing. The serrations are very unique in that some of the tips are almost white in color, with a large section around the tip exhibiting this and then a few here and there showing it as well. The tip is sharp and intact, with a cool pathology, where there is a flat spot just before the tip. Neat unique tooth.
Labial View Tip	M12	3.4" Slant Height 2.5" Width	Nice upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The gray root is complete with a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The 85% complete black bourlette extends to the edges. The light gray crown enamel is slightly chatoyant with a neat tan outline just below the bourlette. The serrations are in good condition and extremely sharp for a river tooth. The tip is huge.
Labial View Tip	M16	3.4" Slant Height 2.4" Width	Great upper lateral meg from South Carolina. Great root that is a dark brown on the display side and light brown on the flat side. The dark brown to black bourlette is a little odd in appearance but still 95% complete. The dark brown and light brown mottled enamel is extremely glossy with little peel and slightly chatoyant on the display side. The serrations are big and sharp and pristine without a single one missing. The tip is slightly rounded from feeding, but is intact and sharp.
Labial View Tip	M21	3.2" Slant Height 2.5" Width	Nice lower lateral meg from South Carolina. The gray root is nicely preserved with a nutrient hole in the center. The awesome 98% complete black bourlette is very dense and extends to the extreme edges. The gray crown enamel is glossy and complete. The serrations are very large and with only a couple missing. The tip is slightly rounded but is still intact and sharp.
Labial View Tip	M22	3.8" Slant Height 3.1" Width	A very appealing upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The gray and light brown root is solid with very little cracking on the display side, and a few nicely defined nutrient holes. The 90% complete black bourlette is smooth and dense and really adds the visual appeal of the tooth. The flat side bourlette is (although hard to see from the pictures) nearly 100% complete, with a cool triangular black extension into the crown enamel in the center. The powder blue to light gray crown enamel is extremely glossy and contrasts nicely with the black bourlette. The serrations are sharp and in good condition for a river tooth. The is some feeding damage at the tip.
Labial View Tip Pathology Lingual Pathology Labial	M23	5.0" Slant Height 3.7" Width	A large unique upper lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The brown gray root is solid with little cracking and a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The 95% complete black bourlette is extremely smooth and appealing. The light gray, tan, and black mottled enamel is very glossy and has little peel, especially for a tooth this size. The serrations are in pristine condition with only a couple nicked. The tip is large and sharp. This tooth has one of the coolest pathological conditions I've ever seen. It has a pathological "dent" in the crown just below the root on the right side (when viewed from the lingual picture). It appears that the tooth had a bite in it during the development and it healed in a very unusual manner. Just an awesome tooth.
Labial View Tip Pathological Twist	M24	4.75" Slant Height 3.7" Width	A large rare lower lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The large gray root is very well preserved and over an inch thick. The 90% complete black bourlette flows seamlessly in the crown enamel. The tan section between the black bourlette and the black line on the crown enamel is not missing bourlette just different color enamel. The tan, black and brown mottled enamel is one of the prettiest around. The serrations are in excellent condition with only a couple nicked. The tip is just awesome. This tooth also has a slight pathological twist. Just a phenomenal tooth.
Labial View Tip	M25	4.5" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Awesome large lower principal meg from South Carolina. The thick black root is in excellent condition with little cracking, well defined protective nubs, and a few nice nutrient holes in the center. The 95% complete black bourlette is smooth, dense, and flows almost seamlessly into the crown enamel. The flat side bourlette is 70% complete with no gap in the center where it connects to the crown enamel. The blue-gray and black mottled enamel is very glossy with a tan outline below the bourlette on the display side. This tooth has very little peel on either side. The serrations are in pristine condition, I always hesitated to say not a single one missing, so I'll say there is the tip of one slightly nicked, I just haven't found it yet. The tip is sharp and present, and half black and half gray. (the picture looks like it may be damaged, it's not). Definitely worthy of being on the "Best of the Best" page.
Labial View Tip Pyrite Inclusions	M26	3.5" Slant Height 2.8" Width	Cool upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The light brown root is in great condition, with very little cracking. The 97% complete black bourlette is awesome, and loaded with pyrite. The gray and black mottled enamel is extremely glossy and has virtually no peel on either side. The serrations are in good condition except around the tip.
Labial View Tip	M27	3.5" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Nice upper posterior meg from South Carolina. The root is extremely well preserved and is dark brown on the display side and a light brown on the flat side. The brown bourlette is about 80% complete. The brown flat side bourlette is nearly 100% complete as flows seamlessly into the crown enamel. The crown enamel is a nice mottling of gray and black, with very little peel, especially on the labial side. The serrations are sharp with some slight damage at the tip.
Labial View Tip	M28	5.1" Slant Height 3.75" Width	A large lower principal meg from South Carolina. The large black root is very well preserved, and almost an inch and a half thick. The 99% complete black bourlette is just incredible. It is smooth, dense, and extends to the extreme edges. The crown enamel is very glossy and has very little peel on the display side. The serrations are sharp, with some feeding damage at the tip.
Labial View Tip	M29	4.2" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Very appealing upper principal meg from South Carolina. The black root is solid with just some light cracking, and a well defined nutrient hole in the center. The 99% complete black bourlette is incredible. It is smooth, dense, and flows seamlessly into the crown enamel. Almost every crack in the bourlette is filled with pyrite. I could not get the camera to get a good picture of this, but it is there. The crown enamel is extremely glossy and a beautiful navy blue color. The serrations are large and sharp, with some feeding damage.
Labial View Tip	M35	4.9" Slant Height 3.75" Width	Nice symmetrical upper principal meg from South Carolina. The gray root has a nice shape with a couple of defined nutrient holes in the center. The 90% complete black bourlette is very dense and smooth, and extends to the extreme edges. The crown enamel is a very glossy mixture of light and dark grays. The serrations are large and sharp with just a few missing. The tip is well preserved and sharp.
Labial View Tip	M38	4.0" Slant Height 3.7" Width	Excellent large upper posterior meg from South Carolina. The gray and brown root is well preserved and solid with a nice large nutrient hole in the center. The black bourlette is 99% complete, and as smooth and dense as a bourlette gets. The flat side bourlette is 99% complete as well. The Gray enamel is very glossy with little peel on either side, and there is a nice tan outline just below bourlette on both sides. The serrations are large and sharp. The tip is sharp and present with some minor damage. This is the nicest large posterior I've seen and is on the "Best of the Best" page.
Labial View Tip	M39	4.2" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Great upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The light gray and tan root is very thick at about one inch. The dense dark brown bourlette is about 92% complete. The gray crown enamel is glossy with little peel. The serrations large are sharp, and exhibit the cool feature of being a different color (tan) from the crown enamel (gray). The tip is excellent and sharp.
Labial View Tip	M41	3.5" Slant Height 2.9" Width	Nice upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The dark gray root is well preserved with little cracking on the display side and a nutrient hole in the center. The black bourlette is a bit odd but still about 90% complete. The flat side bourlette is 95% complete showing the nice preservation of the tooth. The gray crown enamel is very glossy and slightly chatoyant. The serrations are in excellent condition and very large and sharp for a river tooth of this size. The tip is pristine.
Labial View Tip Pyrite Inclusions	M42	3.75" Slant Height 2.75" Width	Awesome lower principal meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The solid root is dark gray on the display side and light brown on the flat side. The root is very thick with very little cracking and a large defined nutrient hole in the center. The black bourlette is about 80% complete, and full of pyrite, extending up into the root. The silver and gray mottled enamel is very nice, especially the patterns on the labial side. The enamel also has virtually no peel. The serrations, even though they still have some matrix in between each one, are large and sharp with only the tip of one missing. The tip is slightly river worn, but still present. One of my favorite teeth.
Labial View Tip	M45	3.2" Slant Length 2.3" Width	A gem upper lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" collection page. The tan and gray root is extremely well preserved with very pronounced protective nubs and multiple nutrient holes showing. The gray and tan bourlette is 95% complete and extends to the extreme edges. The crown enamel is a beautiful mottling of blue-gray and tan. The serrations are huge and sharp with the tip of only one missing. This tooth also exhibits the neat attribute of having different color serrations (see tip view). The tip is awesome and sharp. Just a great tooth.
Labial View Tip	M50	3.0" Slant Height 2.4" Width	Cool lower lateral meg from South Carolina. The strange root is a mixture of bronze and black wit very little cracking. The narrow bourlette is again a mixture of bronze and black, and is about 90% complete. The dark gray crown enamel is extremely glossy and very chatoyant appearing almost coppery in the right light. The serrations are river worn, but are still present. The tip is slightly worn, but still large and present.
Labial View Tip	M51	3.2" Slant Height 2.5" Width	Nice upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The brownish gray root is extremely well preserved with little cracking. The 98% complete black bourlette is smooth, dense and extends to the extreme edges. The flat side bourlette is 90% complete and flows seamlessly into the crown enamel in the center and at both edges. The gray crown enamel is very glossy and has little peel. The serrations are sharp and are tan, compared to the gray crown enamel. The tip is nicked
Labial View Tip Pyrite Inclusions	M52	3.3" Slant Height 2.7" Width	A very appealing upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The brownish root is excellent with virtually no cracking, with a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The 85% complete is extremely dense with little cracking. There is a single visible pyrite inclusion on the bourlette. The flat side bourlette is 80% complete and flows seamlessly in the crown enamel at both edges. The gray crown enamel is glossy and very chatoyant giving it an almost metallic flake paint look. The serrations are sharp and in great condition for a river tooth. The tip is sharp as well.
Labial View Tip	M55	4.3" Slant Height 3.25" Width	A cool upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The dark gray root is well preserved with a few nutrient holes and defined protective nubs. The 95% complete black bourlette is excellent extending to the very edges of the tooth. The flat side bourlette is 95% complete as well. The gray enamel has very little peel, and the display side is extremely chatoyant. The serrations are in great condition, and the tip is intact.
Labial View Tip	M56	3.8" Slant Height 2.6" Width	Beautiful lower lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The unusual tan root is in excellent condition with pronounced protective nubs, very little cracking, and is very thick. The mottled black, gray and tan bourlette is extremely smooth and is 98% complete (The top right section that looks like it's missing is just a different color (tan) that matches the root). The flat side bourlette is gray and black an about 90% complete. The crown enamel is a rare green base color with browns, blacks, and tans mixed in, with unbelievable patterns on the labial side. The serrations are huge and extremely sharp, with just a couple nicked. The tip is intact with just the flake of enamel on the labial side missing, but still sharp and present.
Labial View Tip	M69	2.25" Slant Height 1.8" Width	Excellent juvenile upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The gray and brown root is well preserved with virtually no cracking on the labial side and a pronounced nutrient hole in the center. The black bourlette is nearly 100% complete on the display side and extremely smooth. The black bourlette is 95% complete on the flat side. The gray crown enamel is glossy and has virtually no peel on the entire tooth. The serrations are in pristine condition with not a single one nicked. They also exhibit the the cool attribute of the serrations being a tanish white color whereas the enamel is gray. The tip is also in pristine condition. Although it is tough to put a tooth this size on the "Best of the Best" page this one truly deserves it.
Labial View Tip	M71	3.55" Slant Height 2.5" Width	Very appealing upper principal meg from South Carolina. The brown and gray root has almost no cracking on the display side and a pronounced nutrient hole in the center. The 90% complete brown bourlette is one of the densest I have seen, and it flows seamlessly into the crown enamel in the center. The crown enamel is extremely glossy and is a beautiful mottling of light gray, tan, brown, and black. The serrations are in excellent condition with only the tips of 2 nicked and are a different color than the crown enamel. The tip is pristine. This tooth is on the "Best of the Best" page.
Labial View Tip	M75	3.4" Slant Height 2.8" Width	An "Almost Perfect" lower lateral meg from South Carolina. The dark gray root is incredible, with virtually no cracking, and a couple of small nutrient holes in the center. The black bourlette is dense, smooth and 98% complete. The flat side bourlette is 75% complete as well. The crown enamel is very glossy and has almost no peel. The serrations are pristine without a single one damaged that I can find, but I'll say the tip of one is nicked just to be safe. The tip is slightly river worn, but it still feels sharp and intact. This tooth is definitely worthy of being on the "Best of the Best" page. Excellent smaller tooth, one of my favorites.
Labial View Tip	M78	4.4" Slant Height 3.7" Width	Great wide and symmetrical upper lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth measures almost exactly the same slant height from both sides. The dark gray root is well defined with little cracking on the display side and a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The 87% complete black bourlette is very dense and smooth. The flat side bourlette is 80% complete showing the excellent preservation of this tooth. The crown enamel is very glossy and a nice mixture of gray and black. There is little enamel peel, especially for a tooth this size. The serrations are in great condition, with just a few tips nicked. The tip is sharp and present.
Labial View Tip	M79	3.25" Slant Height 2.5" Width	Excellent upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The primarily tan root is in awesome condition with very little cracking, well defined protective nubs and a few nutrient holes in the center. The tan, black, and gray bourlette is as close to 100% as a bourlette can get. The flat side bourlette is almost 100% as well. The crown enamel is just a fantastic blue gray color with some cream mixed in, and outlining the bourlette on both sides. There is no enamel peel on the entire tooth. The serrations are huge and sharp and barely a single one nicked until you get right to the tip. The tip is very unusual, it looks like a bite mark cut across the labial side early in the development and it "healed" in an unusual way. The tip is the only thing keeping this off the "Best of the Best" page, but still it is just an awesome tooth.
Labial View Tip	M81	3.65" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Awesome upper lateral meg from South Carolina. This tooth is also on the "Best of the Best" page. The root is a dark brown color on the display side and a light brown on the labial side and it is in great condition showing very little cracking with a couple of defined nutrient holes. The 98% black bourlette is very dense and extends to the extreme edges. The black flat side bourlette is 95% highlighting the excellent preservation of the tooth. The crown enamel is extremely glossy and is beautiful mottling of dark brown, green and light brown. The display side enamel is very chatoyant as well. The serrations are slightly river worn, but are still in great condition with only the tip of 1 slightly nicked. The tip is sharp and present as well. Fantastic tooth.
Labial View Tip	M88	4.4" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Gem lower lateral meg from South Carolina. The dark gray root is a classic shape for a lower with very little cracking and a couple of nutrient holes in the center. The 98% complete bourlette is just amazing, and about as thick and dense as it gets even to the extreme edges. The gray crown enamel is extremely glossy and has some cool black markings near the tip. The enamel also has very little peel on either side of the tooth. The serrations are in good shape with only the tips of a handful missing or worn. The tip is sharp. Just an awesome tooth worthy of the "Best of the Best" page.
Labial View Tip	M90	4.0" Slant Height 3.1" Width	Excellent upper lateral meg from South Carolina. The dark gray and tan root is in fantastic condition, with very little cracking and a couple of well defined nutrient holes in the center. The 98% complete black bourlette is the perhaps the smoothest bourlette I have ever seen on a SC tooth. The black flat side bourlette is 75% complete and very pronounced in the center. The dark gray enamel is incredibly glossy and chatoyant on the labial side. The serrations are in excellent condition, with very little wear for a river tooth. The tip is present. Great tooth, and definitely on the "Best of the Best" page.
Labial View Tip	M95	4.6" Slant Height 3.55" Width	Awesome upper lateral meg from Battery Creek Port Royal, South Carolina. One of the nicest teeth you will ever seen from South Carolina. Definitely on the "Best of the Best" Page. The brownish gray root is in great condition, and virtually no cracking on the display side. The brown and tan mottled bourlette is amazingly well preserved at 99%, extending to the very edges of the tooth. This amazing bourlette wraps around the tooth to where the flat side bourlette is 95+% intact. The crown enamel is a beautiful, glossy, mottled light gray (almost bluish), tan, and black. The color of this tooth is very reminiscent of those found at the famous Lee Creek, NC. There is almost no hydration cracking on the flat side. There is also virtually no enamel peel on the tooth either. The serrations are in phenomenal condition (Lee Creek Sharp) with only one very slightly nicked (and I am being very picky here), even the tiny ones near the root are intact. The serrations also exhibit the cool attribute of being a different color from the crown enamel. The tip is perfect!

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