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LOT 2380
Natural History - Fossil Crab
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (849 grams, 13.4 cm).
A rare Harpactocacinus punctatus crab on a matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Verona, Italy.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
In enhanced purple and blue colour. 376 grams total, 11.5-14.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Spherical geode cut in half to expose the internal cavity filled with dark purple prismatic amethyst crystals and large quartz crystals with goethite(?). 1.07 kg total, 10.2-10.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Shark Vertebrae and Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth Group
Jurassic-Pliocene Period, circa 190-2.5 million years B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a lamnoid-type vertebra with visible septa, the Otodus megalodon tooth with some good enamel and partial serrations. 72.5 grams total, 29-68 mm
From North Carolina, U.S.A. The tooth ex Little Gems Rock Shop, Norfolk, U.K. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a Little Gems Rock Shop card with handwritten identification for the Megalodon tooth.
