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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)
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £20
Large fragment of a jaw with four teeth. 132 grams, 14.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Fossil Douvilleiceras Mammilatum Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Showing prominent ribbing and some iridescence. 167 grams, 71 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. -
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Group of Fourteen [14] Large Amethyst and Smoky Quartz Crystal Points
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Group of fourteen pyramidal points. 2.88 kg total, 58-84 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
