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LOT 2915
Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Tooth
PLIOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (76 grams, 92 mm).
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and good polished tooth enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Georgia, USA.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill; acquired between 1930 and 1960.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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