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LOT 2195
Natural History - Large British Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.58 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
14 1/2 - 15 3/4 in. (5.65 kg total, 37-40 cm).
Comprising three leg bones (radius, tibia) from Coelodonta antiquitatis. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The woolly rhinoceros inhabited northern Eurasia and mostly fed on grasses and sedges that grew in the mammoth steppe. An adult typically stood at 1.45-1.6 metres high with a large front horn that would have measured 1-1.35 metres long.
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LOT 2195
Natural History - Large British Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Fossil Phacops Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 444-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The aquatic arthropod with its back arched, resting on an irregular matrix. 80.3 grams, 75 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 268 grams, 13.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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 - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three large teardrop-shaped matrices containing Orthoceras sp. specimens. 330 grams total, 11.1-17 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
