Details

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]

Provenance

From Aurora, Beaufont County, North Carolina, USA.
Ex Fossils UK.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.

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 in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.