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LOT 2355
Natural History - Diplomystus Fossil Fish on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (1.07 kg, 19.5 x 19.5 cm).
A rectangular matrix with a Diplomystus sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Polished Amber with Cadis Fly Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A polished specimen of amber displaying a fly inclusion. 3.24 grams, 51 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. From an Essex, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3218. -
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): £169
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 150 grams, 10 cm
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.
