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LOT 2355
Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 3/4 in. (272 grams total, 78-94 mm).
Comprising two matrices with Carpopenaeus callirostris specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Pot
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A cylindrical jar carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. 235 grams, 60 mm wide
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
From Carcharocles megalodon polished, showing some good enamel. 78 grams, 79 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. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Otodus Teeth with on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular sandstone matrix set with a Mosasaur prognathodon sp. and an Otodus obliquus sp. teeth and other fossils. 301 grams, 10 cm
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.
