Teeth from million-year-old extinct shark species up for auction in New Brunswick [Video]

An auction is underway in New Brunswick, featuring a rare collection of ancient megalodon shark teeth which have captured the attention of fossil enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Sarah Jones, a curator at Jones auction house in Saint John, said the teeth are already drawing significant bids, some exceeding the starting price. “The interest has taken off,” Jones commented. “The bidding right now has been very competitive on a few of them that are up over $1,000 now.”

The megalodon is an extinct species of ancient shark. “They were much larger than contemporary sharks, probably 40 to 60 feet long, potentially even more,” Jones explained.

Their massive size is reflected in the teeth being auctioned, which range from three inches to over six inches.

The auctioned teeth come from a New Brunswick collector who has spent decades assembling one of Canada’s largest private collections of megalodon teeth. “We learned a lot from …