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LOT 2406
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 1/4 in. (2.1 kg, 28.8 cm high).
Comprising seven polished specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Freestanding, comprising a pair of goniatites and a single specimen of Orthoceras; each specimen polished to reveal the internal structure. 973 grams, 15.6 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
From an extinct genus of world's largest shark, displaying some good enamel. 221 grams, 11.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
With good enamel; on a sandstone matrix. 455 grams, 10.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
