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LOT 2537
Natural History - Large Polished 'Puddlestone'
9 5/8 in. (3.56 kg, 24.6 cm).
With two lightly polished and laquered cut faces showing the internal structure of the specimen, approximately 50 mm thick. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
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Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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.
