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LOT 2318
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
OLIGOCENE AGE, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 1 in. (2.65 grams total, 11-24 mm).
Comprising six pieces of amber, each containing flies together with other inclusions. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2318
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 7-27 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark's Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With some good tooth enamel, from Carcharocles megalodon. 214 grams, 10.5 cm
From Florida, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R. Gledhill. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 63 grams total, 12.3 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
