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LOT 3214
Large Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 5.6 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (284 grams, 12.7 cm).
Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished light brown tooth enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
FootnotesCarcharodon 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 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.
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LOT 3214
Large Megalodon Extinct Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Claudiosaurus Fossil Marine Reptile Skeleton in Matrix
Late Permian Period, circa 260 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
An extinct genus of diapsid reptiles, Claudiosaurus germanini, beautifully preserved and featuring a full ribcage, limbs, the majority of the tail and neck vertebrae. 7.75 kg, 40 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
In life, the Claudiosaurus's splayed feet would have been webbed. It had a relatively long body and neck, reaching an overall length of about 60 centimetres. It is presumed to have been partially oceanic, living in a similar way to the modern marine iguana. -
Fossil Keichousaurus Skeleton in Three-Dimensional Dorsal View
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £250
Showing a complete skeleton Keichousaurus hui shown from above with clearly defined spinous processes, the front legs tucked partially above the ribs, a curving neck and a long tail. 17.7 kg, 28.9 cm
From the Guizhou formation, China. Previously with Shishang Corporation, Taiwan. From a West London gentleman collector; acquired from a professional fossil company in Taiwan.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Necklace
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £30
The tooth in a metal collar setting with a loop and suspended from a cord necklace. 6.89 grams, tooth: 33 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
