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LOT 2496
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (55 grams, 63 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2496
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Natural History - Large British Eparietites Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 202-201 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £962
Displaying an example of Eparietites sp. with sutures in a free-standing matrix; from the Frodingham Ironstone Member. 6 kg, 26 cm wide
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, circa 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Displaying serrations and polished enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. 238 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 C. megalodon in life looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Natural History - British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Display Collection
Jurassic Period, circa 201-202 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising three polished specimens of Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves, two in matrices, one accompanied by a display stand; from the Frodingham formation. 2.6 kg total, 12.5-21 cm
From the exhausted Conesey Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
