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LOT 2407
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (29.5 grams, 60 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 - Boxed Mineral Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: galena from Tri-State, USA; calcite from Mexico; fluorite from Illinois, USA; fluorite with hematite from Tri-State, USA; pyrite from Huanaco, Peru. 349 grams total, 32-58 mm
From U.S.A, Mexico, and Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a goat horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. 120 grams total, 45-46 mm
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Copal Group with Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three rods with many insect inclusions. 43 grams total, 6-14 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
