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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.
Provenance
Ex Fossils UK.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
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 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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