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LOT 2693
Mineral and Fossil Impression Group
13/4 - 2 1/2 in. (248 grams total, 44-63 mm).
Comprising amethyst, a negative impression of an ammonite, and a quartz specimen with an accessory mineral. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Holder with Coasters
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved from fossiliferous stone and comprising six polished coasters in a circular holder. 1.17 kg total, 11.5 cm wide each
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Large Beryl Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising fifty irregular specimens of rough beryl. 2.53 kg total, 34-58 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): £247
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and good polished tooth enamel. 63 grams, 83 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.
