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LOT 2295
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 510-445 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (260 grams total, 72-82 mm).
Comprising four Flexicalymene sp. specimens. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Insect Paper Weight Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising three insects set in a resin block, comprising: a unicorn beetle from Australia; a flower mantis from Vietnam; a devil spider from Americas. 272 grams total, 74 x 41 mm each
Acquired from Newark Fossil and Gem Fair, circa 2012. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 123 grams, 97 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Carcharocles megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Mammuthus primigenius tusk fragments. 259 grams total, 4.7-14 cm
Found North Sea, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
