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LOT 2438
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (66 grams, 76 mm).
Triangular tooth of Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel and serrations to the edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father, thence by descent.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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