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LOT 2370
Large Fossil Fish in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 122-119 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 in. (935 grams, 26 cm).
Showing good scale detailing, possibly Rhacolepis buccalis. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula.
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LOT 2370
Large Fossil Fish in Matrix
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 105 grams, 90 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 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. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two thick teeth with dark brown enamel. 77 grams total, 51-65 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Quartz Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished quartz pebbles. 662 grams, 18 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
