Loading, please wait...
LOT 2635
Large Fossil Cut and Polished Tree Trunk Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (1.06 kg, 23 cm).
Showing bark detail on the edges, the cut face showing attractive agatized patterns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Composite Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A circular composite plate composed of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 669 grams, 23 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
![Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [100]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/228243-s.jpg)
Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The group comprising cut geode sections lined with purple amethyst crystals. 2.66 kg total, 25-62 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Megalodon Shark Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and good polished tooth enamel. 114 grams, 98 mm
Found Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Ex The Fossil Exchange. From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a Fossil Exchange information card.
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.
