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LOT 2451
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/2 in. (4.1 kg, 24 cm).
The composite matrix set with a group of nine fossil Otodus sp. shark's teeth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2451
Natural History - Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth in Large Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Large Fossil Crinoid Plate
Silurian Period, 443-416 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Displaying two partial crowns. 2.28 kg, 29 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Argochampsa Fossil Crocodile Skull
Paleocene Period, 66-56 million years B.P.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
The upper part of Argochampsa krebsi on a sandy matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 4.9 kg, 45 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco. From an East Anglian, UK, collection.
Argochampsa or 'Argo crocodile' is an extinct genus of eusuchian crocodylomorph, usually regarded as a gavialoid crocodilian, related to modern gharials. It lived in the Paleocene Period in Morocco. Described by Hua and Jouve in 2004, the type species is A. krebsi. Argochampsa and had a long narrow snout, and apparently marine in its behaviour. -
Natural History - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £69
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 3-41 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.