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LOT 2168
Natural History - Fossil Goniatite Fish-Shaped Tray
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (228 grams, 15.5 cm).
The fossiliferous matrix polished to a fish shape with concave body and a large raised Goniatite sp. eye. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Ginkgo Leaf on Matrix
Palaeocene Period, circa 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A fossil Ginkgo sp. leaf in an amorphous matrix. 134 grams, 76 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Black Garnet Crystal Group
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Four examples of polyhedral garnet crystal. 27.1 grams total, 17-20 mm
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 150 grams, 10 cm
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.
