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LOT 2423
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth Pair
MIOCENE-PLIOCENE PERIOD, 23-3.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 - 2 1/4 in. (61 grams total, 51-57 mm).
Displaying some serrations and tooth enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Florida, U.S.A.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2423
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Large Ludwigia Fossil Ammonite
Middle Jurassic Period, 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Polished through the shell to reveal the dividing gas chambers of Ludwigia murchisonae. 1.27 kg, 18 cm
From Horn Park, Beaminster, Dorset, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
Late Cretaceous Period, 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A section of a jaw with two Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus teeth. 63 grams, 76 mm
From the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Most Mosasaurs had sharp teeth that had evolved to grab slippery prey such as fish. Igdamanosaurus had semi-spherical teeth with rounded points, which were better suited for crushing tough-armoured prey such as turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Mounted on a matrix style display base; some restoration. 4.1 kg, 22 cm high
From Madagascar. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
