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LOT 2453
Natural History - Large Display Piece of Polished Amber with Insects
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (32.6 grams, 75 mm).
Containing flies together with other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2453
Natural History - Large Display Piece of Polished Amber with Insects
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
From an extinct genus of world's largest shark, displaying some good enamel. 221 grams, 11.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying serrations and polished enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. 29.8 grams, 57 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In a rectangular matrix. 345 grams, 18 x 12.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Wyoming, Green River Formation, U.S.A. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, U.S.A.
Seasonally, some 56 million years ago, in the Green River Region of Wyoming, torrential rains fell on the mountains. The rain flowed down the mountain sides, forming wide shallow lakes in the valley below. During the dry season, these lakes evaporated (similar to certain parts of Africa today). Millions of fish died in this short period of time. This climatic cycle happened over a 20-thousand-year period. Layer upon layer of mud was deposited over these years, entombing huge numbers of fish. At a much later date volcanic activity uplifted this area to expose their fossils.
