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LOT 2522
Fossil Ammonite on Matrix
JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (1.22 kg, 13 cm).
Large nodule with a fossilised Eleganticeras ammonite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Glass Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist beads and a large fish-shaped bead at the centre; restrung. 47.5 grams, 41 cm
Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Knightia Double Fossil Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
An oval matrix with Knightia alta specimens. 47.5 grams, 10.2 cm
From Wyoming, USA. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah), in the Green River Formation, are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Uinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
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.
