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Ice Age remains-2

19 Oct 2026

An even older example of a one-time UK predator which also forms part of the collection is the gigantic tooth of a megalodon, the largest shark which ever lived and which swam in waters around the UK around 23 million to 3.58 million years ago. Megalodon is believed to have grown to up to 80 feet in length. Curator Clare Brown is shown here with the tooth.

Ice Age remains-2: An even older example of a one-time UK predator which also forms part of the collection is the gigantic tooth of a megalodon, the largest shark which ever lived and which swam in waters around the UK around 23 million to 3.58 million years ago. Megalodon is believed to have grown to up to 80 feet in length. Curator Clare Brown is shown here with the tooth.
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