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LOT 1810
Natural History - Green Agate and Amethyst Gem Tree
6 3/4 in. (648 grams, 17 cm high).
A medium size gemstone tree consisting of a brass trunk and branches tipped with polished green agate, mounted on a section of amethyst geode. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A fossil Mammuthus primigenius woolly mammoth tooth showing good remains of chewing surface and root plate. 3.5 kg, 24.5 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with enamel and visible serrations. 13.8 grams, 55 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. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth Group
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A pair of Carcharocles megalodon shark teeth with serrations. 73 grams total, 53-72 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
