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LOT 2014
Natural History - Malachite Mineral Specimen
2 3/4 in. (121 grams, 71 mm).
A natural raw malachite crystal mineral specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Arizona, USA.
Private Shropshire, UK collection.
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Natural History - Cave Bear Paw
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
A fossil cave bear paw including the claws and bones held together by an internal metal frame. 608 grams, 33 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth Group
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A pair of juvenile Carcharocles megalodon shark teeth with some serration. 48.7 grams total, 47-56 mm
From Florida, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Very Large Multi Fish Fossil Plate
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A very large fossil fish mortality plate displaying at least thirteen complete fish of various sizes. 16.4 kg, 99 cm wide
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.