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LOT 2251
Natural History - Mixed Seashell Collection
1 3/8 - 4 7/8 in. (936 grams total, 3.4-12.4 cm).
Comprising a large group of attractive seashells in a variety of colours and types. [99, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various sources within the UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Natural History - Mixed Fossil Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising two polished Orthoceras sp. specimens; an ammonite; a matrix with partial fern fossils; and two others. 333 grams total, 4-11 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector. -
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Natural History - Fossil Fly Group
Eocene Period, 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three specimens on a matrix. 145 grams total, 51-66 mm
From the Green River Formation, south western Wyoming, U.S.A. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Partial Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A partial Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. 268 grams, 13.5 cm
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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 in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
