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LOT 2558
Fossil Fern Leaves in Matrix
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 345-280 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (324 grams, 19 cm).
An irregular matrix containing a large quantity of Pecopteris sp. ferns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pennsylvania, USA.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Daguinaspis Trilobite
Cambrian Period, circa 539-485 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two matrices, one with Daguinaspis ambrogi fossil and the other containing a negative impression of a fossil. 124 grams total, 94 - 131 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
From Carcharocles megalodon showing some good enamel. 87 grams, 77 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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. -
Pink Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The nodule split in half to expose the crystal filled cavity with dyed pink crystals. 127 grams total, 53 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.