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LOT 2284
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (268 grams, 13.5 cm).
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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.
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LOT 2284
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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