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LOT 2645
Lebanese Fossil Shrimp Plate
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (283 grams, 13 cm).
A rectangular matrix with three Carpopenaeus sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Eleganticeras Elegantulum Ammonite
Toarcian Stage, Lower Jurassic, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An irregular matrix with Eleganticeras elegantulum ammonite and a negative impression. 204 grams, 12.2 cm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Mineral and Fossil Impression Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising amethyst, a negative impression of an ammonite, and a quartz specimen with an accessory mineral. 248 grams total, 44-63 mm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Fossil Megalodon Shark Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with some serrations and good polished tooth enamel. 76 grams, 94 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.
