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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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Natural History - Large Fossil Echinoid Display Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Featuring two echinoid specimens in an irregular matrix. 2.8 kg, 17.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. -
Natural History - Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising five Spinosaurs maroccanus teeth; three repaired. 13 grams total, 23-29 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Taouz, Morocco. From an old German paleontological collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, Turtles and large fish. -
Natural History - Polished Ammonite Coaster Group
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising three composites of various sized ammonites with polished upper surface. 224 grams total, 81-82 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.