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LOT 2196
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (641 grams, 12.6 cm).
Comprising a large Otodus obliquus tooth embedded in a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2196
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Insect in Polished Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A polished irregular piece of amber with a large insect inclusion. 1.2 grams, 23 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Fossil Petraster Starfish on Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.