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LOT 2286
Natural History - Large Spider in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (1.8 grams, 22 mm).
Polished to highlight the spider inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card.
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LOT 2286
Natural History - Large Spider in Baltic Amber
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
From the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens, with good enamel; repaired. 7.11 grams, 51 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1980s. Old Bristol, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section. -
Natural History - Insects with Leaves
Eocene Period, circa 58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: a matrix displaying dozens of insects with a leaf, showing specimens on both sides of the matrix, and a matrix including a Salix sp. leaf and two Metasequoia. 140 grams total, 9-11.5 cm
From the Florissant fossil quarry, Florissant, Colorado, USA; and the Muddy Creek Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Carcharocles megalodon tooth with some good polished enamel. 108 grams, 87 mm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
