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LOT 2465
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth with Root
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (250 grams, 95 mm).
Set on a sandstone matrix; tooth repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2465
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth with Root
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three polished specimens on a freestanding matrix. 1.2 kg, 18.5 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The composite matrix set with a group of nine fossil Otodus sp. shark's teeth. 4.1 kg, 24 cm
Fine condition.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Displaying remains of enamelling and serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 5.05 grams, 32 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
