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LOT 1695
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth Group
MIOCENE-PLIOCENE PERIOD, 23-3.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (73 grams total, 53-72 mm).
A pair of Carcharocles megalodon shark teeth with serrations. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Florida, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 1695
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Fine condition.
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