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LOT 3128
Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (85 grams total, 25-34 mm).
Comprising five cut and polished heart-shaped coral heads showing the internal structure of the polyps. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3128
Group of Five Polished Fossilised Coral Head Hearts
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Orthoceras Polished Trinket Dish
Upper Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone with a raised Orthoceras sp. specimen. 465 grams, 13.2 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone
Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large section of a bone showing the honeycomb-like structure keeping the bone structure light while retaining its strength. 881 grams, 12.8 cm
From South Dakota, USA. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
Edomontosaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs to have existed. -
Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 89 grams, 92 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. 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 the structuring of 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.
