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LOT 2452
Mixed Fossil and Mineral Group
3/4 - 4 1/8 in. (3 kg total, 2.1-10.6 cm).
Comprising various fossil fragments, flint nodules, and other items. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Fossil Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Section
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A large section of Mammuthus primigenius leg bone; repaired. 1.05 kg, 19 cm
From the North Sea. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Mamite Ammonite on Stand
Cretaceous Period, circa 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The horned ammonite with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell, set on a domed stone stand. 937 grams total, 130 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
From Carcharocles megalodon polished, showing some good enamel. 78 grams, 79 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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.
