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LOT 2366

Fossil Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth

PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1 3/4 in. (9.96 grams, 44 mm).

A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some enamel. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2366

Fossil Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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