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LOT 2203
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Shark Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (178 grams, 81 mm).
The assemblage set on a sandstone matrix comprising two shark teeth and a Mosasaur prognathodon tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2203
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' and Shark Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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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 Whitby Dac Ammonite Group
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three cut and polished nodules showing a Dactylioceras sp. specimen. 417 grams total, 64-99 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Massive Crinoid Plate
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
An impressive display containing multiple intact Scyphocrinus elegans specimens showing detailed crowns and stalks. 90.5 kg, 1.73 m
From Erfoud, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Crinoids are filter feeding sea animals, which attach themselves to the bottom of the ocean with a stalk. They are echinoderms related to starfish, sea urchins, and brittle stars. Today they are referred to as ‘Sea Lilies’, and are virtually identical to their fossil relatives, making them living fossils.
