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LOT 2552
Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 5/8 - 5 1/8 in. (964 grams total, 116 - 130 mm).
Comprising two mosasaur teeth set in composite sandstone matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Australian Opal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising seven milky examples showing good play of colour, five polished. 6.71 grams total, 8-22 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good enamel. 116 grams, 91 mm
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 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. -
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Insects in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A polished irregular piece of amber with insect and other inclusions. 7.3 grams, 40 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
