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LOT 2926
Fossil Megalodon Tooth
EARLY PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5-2 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (200 grams, 12.2 cm).
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with smoothed outer face, possibly used as a tool. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDiscovered in the Hawthorn Formation, Broad River, Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2022.
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Complete Unopened 'Discovery' Agate Crystal Geodes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A trio of rounded geodes, each unopened. 518 grams total, 49-69 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Group of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising ten translucent slices of agate showing attractive banding, one a moss agate slice. 666 grams total, 8.1-13.2 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two teeth showing good brown enamel, repaired. 67.7 grams total, 45-59 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
