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LOT 2471
Fossil Sand Shark Tooth Group
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (41 grams total, 13-39 mm).
Comprising various size Otodus obliquus teeth. [48, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
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A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good enamel. 116 grams, 91 mm
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Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
