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LOT 2796
Fossil Shrimps from Lebanon
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 4 3/8 in. (316 grams total, 8.1-11.3 cm).
Comprising two rectangular matrices, each with a Carpopenaeus sp. specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Madagascan Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
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Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 155 grams, 10.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on the 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.
