DALLAS (AP) -- A collection of 182 ferocious prehistoric shark teeth assembled on jaws large enough to swallow several humans whole is set to be auctioned in Texas.
The teeth are those of the ancient Megalodon. The massive killer shark's name literally means "big tooth" in Greek.
Each tooth was collected by amateur fossil hunter Vito Bertucci. He spent nearly two decades plucking Megalodon teeth from the shores of South Carolina and Georgia before he was killed in a 2004 diving accident. He was 47.
The 9-by-11 foot jaws are currently on display at the Museum of Science & Nature in Dallas and are the biggest of several jaws Bertucci made with the Megalodon teeth he collected over the years.
They're being sold in June by Heritage Auctions. The starting bid is $625,000.
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