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LOT 2343
Natural History - Large Orthoceras Fossil Tower
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 3/4 in. (3.66 kg, 37.5 cm).
Comprising a number of polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Found by scuba divers, May River, South Carolina, USA.
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.
