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LOT 2311
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
MIOCENE-PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 23-3.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (238 grams, 10.5 cm).
Displaying serrations and polished enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 C. megalodon in life looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
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