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LOT 2488
Collection of Extinct Fossilised Shark Teeth in Collector's Display Box
EOCENE-PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
12 x 9 1/2 in. (973 grams total, 30.5 x 24 cm including box).
Large collection of shark teeth, including Odontapsis, Lamna oblirua, Charcharodon auriculatus, Striatolamia, and others; most with an inked collector's number or a numbered sticker. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a list with collection numbers describing each species, dates, and provenances.
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LOT 2488
Collection of Extinct Fossilised Shark Teeth in Collector's Display Box
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Group
Miocene Period, circa 25 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three domed and polished specimens. 325 grams total, 58-73 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Pliomera Fisheri Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Ordovician Period, 485-470 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In a partially curled, defensive posture showing the characteristic notched pygidium. 83.3 grams, 66 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Crab with Both Claws
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising the body and both front legs with claws. 34.6 grams, 60 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
