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LOT 2745
Group of Three Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth on Rock
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (658 grams total, 78-82 mm).
Comprising three Otodus obliquus teeth set on individual sandstone matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Knightia Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A Knightia alta fish on a rectangular limestone matrix. 589 grams, 17.8 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
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Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A boxed group of specimens comprising: two geode sections with amethyst, two pyrite specimens, one from Huanuco, Peru; a polished agate half showing 'fortress' type banding; a large smoky quartz crystal; two phantom amethyst crystal slices, one with an old label on the reverse; amazonite; sodalite; petrified wood; quartz, and others. 3.34 kg total including box, 4.2-12.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished quartz pebbles. 600 grams, 17 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
