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LOT 0404
Natural History - Fossil Wolf Skull in Matrix
LATE PLIOCENE-EARLY PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.3 MILLION-60,000 YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.28 kg, 19 cm).
The majority of Canis teilhardi skull in matrix with some other bone fragments.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
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LOT 0404
Natural History - Fossil Wolf Skull in Matrix
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
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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.
