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LOT 2210
Natural History - Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Plate
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, 485-443 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 7/8 in. (2.78 kg, 25 cm).
The mortality plate comprising fifteen variously sized Flexicalymene specimens.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 268 grams, 13.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
Carcharodon 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 - Fossil Cave Lion Upper Jaw
Middle-Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-25,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
From the left side of Panthera spelaea lower jaw, displaying a large canine and three other teeth. 311 grams, 19.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
Panthera spelaea is also known as the steppe lion or cave lion, became extinct about 13,000 years ago. Based on contemporary cave drawings, this prominent member of the mammoth steppe fauna, probably only had a very small mane. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Roundel Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two domed roundels, each with a polished ammonite. 708 grams total, 11.4-12.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
