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LOT 2435
Natural History - Fossil Shark Vertebrae and Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth Group
JURASSIC-PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 190-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.C.
1 1/8 - 2 5/8 in. (72.5 grams total, 29-68 mm).
Comprising a lamnoid-type vertebra with visible septa, the Otodus megalodon tooth with some good enamel and partial serrations. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Carolina, U.S.A.
The tooth ex Little Gems Rock Shop, Norfolk, U.K.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
Accompanied by a Little Gems Rock Shop card with handwritten identification for the Megalodon tooth.
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LOT 2435
Natural History - Fossil Shark Vertebrae and Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - North American Tyrannosaurus Rex Dinosaur Coprolite
Late Cretaceous Period, 70-66.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A round-shaped Tyrannosaurus Rex coprolite. 74 grams, 45 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - 'Onchosaur' Fossil Rostral Spine Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three large fossil Onchopristus numidus sawfish rostral teeth. 21 grams total, 47-53 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A fossil tooth from the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens. 6.79 grams, 36 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1980s. Old Bristol, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section.
