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LOT 2488
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/8 - 1 1/8 in. (940 grams total, 5-29 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 2488
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 5-29 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a head and spine with some enhanced details, a partial fish to the lower edge. 675 grams, 20 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.