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LOT 2449
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
18 1/2 in. (5.3 kg, 47 cm).
Comprising polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Turtle Coprolite
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising a large example of turtle coprolite (fossilised turtle excrement). 181 grams, 76 mm
From the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
An irregular matrix with pyrite and arsenic. 205 grams, 85 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Juvenile Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth Group
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Three Carcharocles megalodon teeth displaying some good polished enamel; supplied in a display frame. 41 grams total, 18-24 mm
Ex J. Shaul collection, UK.
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.
