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LOT 2485
Fossil Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (59 grams, 74 mm).
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some enamel and serrations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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