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LOT 2499
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, 1-31 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 2499
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £55
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Natural History - Dolphin Vertebra Group
Miocene Age, circa 15 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising four Delphinus sp. vertebrae. 352 grams total, 56-91 mm
From North Carolina, U.S.A. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 110 grams, 66 cm long
From an old Lincoln, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Featuring a later carved stylised face in relief. 79 grams, 76 mm
Ex private collection of a Shropshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
