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LOT 2360
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/4 in. (92 grams, 10.9 cm).
A partial jaw with four teeth from Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus, formerly assigned to the genus Globidens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco.
Collected 1930-1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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LOT 2360
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 7-30 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
From Carcharocles megalodon, an extinct genus of world's largest shark, displaying some good enamel and sharp serrated edges. 423 grams, 13.5 cm
Found by scuba divers, May River, South Carolina, USA.
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. -
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Group
Jurassic to Carboniferous Period, 199-3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Mostly consisting of various species of ammonite, together with a number of shells. 362 grams total, 10-87 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
