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LOT 1861
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (940 grams total, 5-32 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 1861
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising two hollow wading bird bones. 13 grams total, 77-90 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, USA. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Large Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large irregular chunks of light blue calcite. 3.07 kg total, 65-92 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising large sections of geodes with variously sized amethyst crystals. 1.6 kg total, 45-64 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).