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LOT 2495
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/8 - 1 in. (940 grams total, 7-27 mm).
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. [Approximately 1600, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2495
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Fossil Morocops Trilobite Group
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Morocops (Barrandeops) sp. on a matrix. 275 grams total, 58-61 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Prgain, Alnif, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxford, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising seven polished specimens. 2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Allosaurus Dinosaur Rib Bone Section
Late Jurassic Period, 155-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a slightly curving specimen with rough surfaces. 415 grams, 14.5 cm
From Emery County, Utah, U.S.A. Acquired 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
The name 'Allosaurus' means 'different lizard' alluding to its unique concave vertebrae.
