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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 - Knightia Fossil Fish Mortality Plate
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The round matrix displaying three Knightia alta fossil fish with faint remains of another. 168 grams, 13.6 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, circa 165-160 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Presenting fossil ammonite, possibly Parkinsonia, on a free-standing matrix. 2.9 kg, 21.1 cm
From Midlands, UK. -
Natural History - Fossil Dactylioceras Ammonites
Lower Jurassic Period, circa 172 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a number of Dactylioceras sp. ammonites on a matrix. 342 grams, 12.3 cm
From Bayern, Germany. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
