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LOT 2257
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 5/8 in. (109 grams. 93 mm).
Triangular tooth of Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father, thence by descent.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Natural History - Group of Al Haggounia 001 Meteorites
Found Sahara 2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising fourteen variously sized samples. 22.3 grams total, 13.6-22.4 mm
Ex Adrian Contreras, Crater Meteorites, Spain. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
The Enstatite-rich Al Haggounia 001 meteorite was found in 2006, and some of the material from this meteorite has also been reported under the name of Northwest Africa 2828 (NWA 2828). The material is heavily weathered and appears to be quite old, possibly 20,000 years. The Enstatite is accompanied by iron-nickel metal, sulphides, graphite, and Schreibersite. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Shark Vertebra
Upper Palaeocene, Thanetian Stage, circa 56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
From Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark). 155 grams, 65 mm
From the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished on one side to show the dark brown banding with a central 'lava-like' dark red banding radiating from a small quartz filed cavity. 753 grams, 20 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
