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LOT 2597
Insects in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P
2 1/8 in. (6.61 grams, 55 mm).
A large piece with insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Massive Fossil Tree Trunk Section
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With one polished face showing attractive colouring. 5.45 kg, 27.5 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Rhodonite Mineral Specimen Collection [9]
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3
Comprising nine large cut sections displaying pink rhodonite with black manganese. 1.24 kg total, 51-71 mm
From Tanzania. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some enamel. 46 grams, 67 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
