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LOT 2452
Fossil Megalodon Shark Tooth
PLIOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 5.6 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (65 grams total, 82 mm).
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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