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LOT 2499
Group of Fossil Sand Shark Teeth
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (52 grams total, 15-28 mm).
Comprising over seventy teeth. [72, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Madagascan Giant Monkey Ladder Sea Bean
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A very large Entada gigas or sea bean pod, containing nine separate sea bean segments; rare. 419 grams, 79 cm
Fine condition. Rare.
From Madagascar. Ex private Shropshire, UK collection.
Entada gigas, the ‘sea bean’ or ‘monkey ladder vine’ is a flowering liana in the Fabaceae pea family. The plant has the longest seed pods in the family, as well as the largest seeds, which can float for miles along sea currents, being washed up on beaches around the world. The seed pod segments snap off, dropping into the river below. The pod segment will quickly rot, revealing the seed or ‘sea bean’ inside. The seed contains a sealed pocket of air, which enables it to float. It can survive for up to two years at sea, and actually requires prolonged exposure to water in order to germinate. Some of these seeds will find their way into the major sea currents, such as the Gulf Stream, and end up washed up on coasts around the world. -
Fossil Ginko Leaf in Matrix
Carboniferous Period, circa 359-299 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A light-coloured specimen on a roughly rectangular matrix. 169 grams, 76 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Purple Fluorite Triangle Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each cut to a triangular shape with sloping edges, mainly displaying blue and purple colours. 628 grams total, 26-35 mm
From China. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
