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LOT 2334
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, 7-30 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 2334
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 59 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Nautilus
Cretaceous Period, circa 120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The coiled shell of Cymatoceras sakalavus showing the distinctive chamber construction. 298 grams, 82 mm
From Mahajanga jungles on the North West coast of Madagascar. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Copal with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Displaying several insects together with other inclusions. 6.5 grams, 10.4 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.