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LOT 2268
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/4 - 1 1/8 in. (940 grams total, 9-30 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 2268
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Meteorite Dust from NWA Meteorites in Display Vial
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A small glass vial of meteoritic dust with a screw cap. 4.79 grams total, 24 mm
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Large British Sigaloceras Fossil Ammonite Multi Display
Jurassic Period, Callovian Age, circa 164.7-161.2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Sigaloceras sp. fossil ammonite specimens in a free-standing matrix; together with other inclusions. 4 kg, 27 cm
From exhausted South Cave Quarry, Yorkshire, UK. -
Natural History - Canis Teilhardi Wolf's Skull
Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene Period, circa 5.3 million-60,000 years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £525
A near complete example retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 1.73 kg total, 27.5 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a London gentleman.