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LOT 2178
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.19 grams, 26 mm).
Polished to highlight the fly and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father, thence by descent.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaurus Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two teeth with partial roots; repaired. 19 grams total, 52 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good polished enamel. 53 grams, 69 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 Dorsal Spine of a Shark
Mesozoic Era, 250-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
From the extinct Hybodus sp. shark, showing excellent preserved detail. 58 grams, 18 cm
From south of Taouz, KemKem Basin Area of Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
