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LOT 1839
Natural History - Large Kalahari Desert Wind Stone
4 in. (677 grams, 10 cm).
A wind-rounded pebble in a hollowed out 'nest'; with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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Ex J. Shaul collection. -
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Natural History - Blue Calcite Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth and Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with root. 29.2 grams, 80 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
