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British Prince George can still keep the primordial shark tooth Malta claimed for himself on Monday after world-renowned nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough presented it to the prince over the weekend. On Tuesday, however, the opposite was announced: the fossil could still remain with the prince.
The 23-million-year-old fossil was discovered by Attenborough in the late 1960s while on vacation in Malta. The shark species, which became extinct 2.6 million years ago, was three times the size of a white shark today, reaching a length of 16 meters. He gave it to seven-year-old George on the occasion of the private screening of Attenborough’s new environmental film, A Life on Our Planet, to the royal family. Photos released by Kensington Palace show the prince admiring the petrified giant shark tooth.
Malta’s Culture Minister José Herrera said in Monday’s Times of Malta that “there are objects that are very important to Malta’s natural heritage, but somehow they have gone abroad and we have to get them back.”
In Malta, fossils have been protected by law since 2002. The minister did not elaborate on how the British royal family intends to recover tartar, but emphasized that the ancient shark tooth excavated from soft yellow limestone had a place in a museum. from Malta. Malta was a British colony until 1964.
A spokesman for the Maltese ministry said Tuesday that they did not intend to pursue the matter further.
Herrera’s speech on Monday received a series of negative reactions on social media, with several noting that you can already get a shark tooth for less than 50 euros (18,300 florins).
Opening Image: MTI / AP / Kensington Palace
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