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LOT 2304
Natural History - Canadian Leaf Fossil
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (81 grams, 88 mm).
A rectangular matrix with a leaf fossil to both sides, one partial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types, including spiral and spiky specimens. 1.07 kg total, 2.2-13 cm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Egg Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising twenty mineral specimens polished to small eggs, including rose quartz, red jasper, moss agate, agate, dalmatian jasper, and others. 449 grams total, 26-29 mm
Acquired within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 123 grams, 97 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Carcharocles 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.
