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LOT 2292
Natural History - Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (14.1 grams, 49 mm).
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, one of the largest known theropods, with good serrations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Charmouth Fossils, Dorset, UK, circa 2010.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
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LOT 2292
Natural History - Fossil Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Polished Fossilised Wood Section
Late Triassic period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Cut to a freestanding shape with two polished faces. 695 grams, 12 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A negative impression of Diplomystus sp. specimen on a rectangular matrix. 441 grams, 15 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From an old Bristol, 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 - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Carcharocles megalodon tooth with some good polished enamel. 76.2 grams, 79 mm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
