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LOT 2371
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Shark Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (198 grams, 95 mm).
Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good polished enamel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Footnotes
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 meters (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.
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