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LOT 2505
Large Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (230 grams, 10.4 cm).
From Carcharocles megalodon showing sharp serrations. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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