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LOT 2824
Extinct Shark's Tooth Collection
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-36 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (164 grams total, 47-97 mm).
Comprising a Megalodon tooth in matrix, Carcharocles megalodon with good enamel and serrations from Aurora, North Carolina, USA; Isurus hastalis from Tremblor Formation, Sharktooth Hill, Kern County, California, USA; specimens 135 and 137 from Striatolamia sp. from the Pungo River Formation, Aurora, North Carolina, USA; specimen 127: Otodus obliquus from Khourigha, Morocco, North Africa. [5, 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.
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Calcite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large specimen of calcite. 1.81 kg, 94 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising two Spinosaurus maroccanus teeth with some root; repaired. 37.3 grams total, 57-68 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Tray of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A group of various natural and polished crystal and mineral specimens. 2.03 kg, 39.5 x 23.6 cm total
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.