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LOT 0397
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
NATURAL HISTORY - LARGE FOSSIL MEGALODON GIANT SHARK'S TOOTH
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (423 grams, 13.5 cm).
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000 B.P.
5 3/8 in. (423 grams, 13.5 cm).
From Carcharocles megalodon, an extinct genus of world's largest shark, displaying some good enamel and sharp serrated edges.
PROVENANCE:
Found by scuba divers, May River, South Carolina, USA.
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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