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LOT 1963
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
MIOCENE-PLIOCENE PERIOD, 23-3.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (217 grams, 11.2 cm).
A fossil Megalodon sp. giant shark tooth with remains of enamelling and serration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with visible serration and enamel. 52.7 grams, 80 mm
From Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A rectangular sedimentary matrix displaying at least four fossil Knightia sp. fish. 624 grams, 16 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time.
