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LOT 2167
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Necklace
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 in. (27 grams total, tooth: 29 mm wide).
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth made into a pendant and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Large Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Of exceptional quality, showing some serrations to the edges. 274 grams, 13.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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 Mosasaur Tooth Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon teeth; supplied in a custom display frame. 20.8 grams total, 35-36 mm (57 grams total, 13 cm high including case)
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Plate
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising fourteen teeth, one with only a tip visible, and various jaw fragments set on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 9.75 kg, 47.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Mosasaurs (from the Greek for 'lizard') were aquatic dinosaurs which probably gave birth to live young.
