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LOT 2322
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, ALBIAN STAGE, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (123 grams total, 45-48 mm).
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. ammonites (sometimes known as a Goat Horn). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the north-east coast of Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 2322
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 0.75 grams, 20 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Nautilus
Cretaceous Period, circa 120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The coiled shell of Cymatoceras sakalavus showing the distinctive chamber construction. 298 grams, 82 mm
From Mahajanga jungles on the North West coast of Madagascar. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, circa 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Displaying serrations and polished enamel, from the Carcharocles megalodon shark. 238 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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 C. megalodon in life looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
