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LOT 3198
Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/8 in. (1.55 kg, 18 cm).
Comprising eight Otodus obliquus teeth mounted on a synthetic or matrix base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3198
Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Matrix
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Triceratops Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 66 million years B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Triceratops horridus tooth; held in a display case and accompanied by an identification card. 45.9 grams total including case, tooth: 17 mm
From the Hell Creek Formation, USA. From a Gloucestershire, UK, fossil specialist. From a West London gentleman collector.
Famously, this dinosaur's head was ornamented with a large frill studded with bony spikes and three horns. A herbivore which could grow to 30 feet (c.9 meters) long and weigh between 6 and 8 tons as an adult. Triceratops was the last non-avian dinosaur to evolve prior to the extinction event of 66 million years ago. -
Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
A polished, rounded geode section with rising formations of light purple amethyst crystals to the internal cavity; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.31 kg total, 19.5 cm wide including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Display Column
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 975 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
