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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
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Very Large Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 351 grams, 14.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on the structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life, it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Fossil Phareodus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Epoch, circa 56-33.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
On a rectangular matrix showing the characteristic oval body and a small head. 1.03 kg, 16 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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. -
Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising three limestone plaques, each with dendritic inclusions resembling ferns and branching vegetation. 245 grams total, 6.4 x 4.7 - 11.2 x 6.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
