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LOT 2220
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (172 grams, 10.3 cm).
From Carcharocles megalodon, displaying good polished enamel and sharp serrations; with information card including provenance to verso. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Aurora, Beaufont County, North Carolina, USA.
Ex Fossils UK.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
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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