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LOT 2440
Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 48-38 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (199 grams total, 64 mm each).
Comprising two Eupatagus antillarum specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Composed of facetted polygonal beads interspersed with small oblate beads; restrung. 14 grams, 43.5 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Freestanding, showing good ribbing; an information sticker to the base. 1.1 kg, 12.1 cm
From Agadir, Morocco. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good enamel. 116 grams, 91 mm
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 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.
