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LOT 0447
Natural History - Huge Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (626 grams, 15.8 cm (along edge)).
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel.
ProvenanceEx Fossils UK.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
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.
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LOT 0447
Natural History - Huge Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
From Carcharocles megalodon, displaying good polished enamel and sharp serrations; with information card including provenance to verso. 172 grams, 10.3 cm
From Aurora, Beaufont County, North Carolina, USA. Ex Fossils UK. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
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. -
Natural History - Large Polished Baltic Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Polished to highlight the various inclusions. 6.21 grams, 40 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.58 kg, 20 x 29.5 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Ex J. Shaul, collection, UK.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
