Store 2 at Leeds Discovery Centre

05 Jan 2023

Clare Brown, Leeds Museums and Galleries' curator of natural sciences, with gigantic teeth from prehistoric apex predator Megalodon. An extinct species of shark which roamed the world’s oceans more than 20 million years ago, Megalodon grew to more than 50ft long and weighed in excess of 60 tonnes. Because of the very specific strata of rock they are fossilised in, Megalodon teeth can give off trace amounts of radiation which can be harmful if exposure to it is prolonged.

Store 2 at Leeds Discovery Centre: Clare Brown, Leeds Museums and Galleries' curator of natural sciences, with gigantic teeth from prehistoric apex predator Megalodon. An extinct species of shark which roamed the world’s oceans more than 20 million years ago, Megalodon grew to more than 50ft long and weighed in excess of 60 tonnes.
Because of the very specific strata of rock they are fossilised in, Megalodon teeth can give off trace amounts of radiation which can be harmful if exposure to it is prolonged.

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