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LOT 2535
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (225 grams, 12.4 cm).
Triangular tooth from Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of Mr G.B., Hampshire, UK.
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Natural History - Fossil 'Diosaurus' Crocodile Skull and Vertebrae
Paleocene Epoch, 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. 7.15 kg, 51 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Daira Fossil Crab
Miocene Period, Messinian, circa 6.5-5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Beautifully preserved Daira speciosa crab on a matrix showing the distinctive surface granulation of the shell; partial shell of another specimen visible on the lower part of the matrix. 114 grams, 70 mm
From Spain. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The genus is easily recognised by the extreme pustulose nature of the carapace and claws.
